Not to be confused with the April 19, 1989 criminal case, the 2012 film about the case, the 2019 opera based on the case.
When They See Us
Genre
Crime drama[1]
True crime
Tragedy[2][3]
Created by
Ava DuVernay
Written by
Ava DuVernay
Julian Breece
Robin Swicord
Attica Locke
Michael Starrbury
Directed by
Ava DuVernay
Starring
Asante Blackk
Caleel Harris
Ethan Herisse
Jharrel Jerome
Marquis Rodriguez
Jovan Adepo
Chris Chalk
Justin Cunningham
Freddy Miyares
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Kylie Bunbury
Aunjanue Ellis
Vera Farmiga
Felicity Huffman
John Leguizamo
Niecy Nash
Michael K. Williams
Composer
Kris Bowers[4]
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
4
Production
Executive producers
Jeff Skoll
Jonathan King
Jane Rosenthal
Robert De Niro
Berry Welsh
Oprah Winfrey
Ava DuVernay
Cinematography
Bradford Young
Editors
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Spencer Averick
Michelle Tesoro
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
64–88 minutes
Production companies
Harpo Films
Tribeca Productions
ARRAY
Participant Media
Original release
Network
Netflix
Release
May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)
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When They See Us is a 2019 American crime drama television miniseries created, co-written, and directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix, that premiered in four parts on May 31, 2019. It is based on events of the 1989 Central Park jogger case and explores the lives and families of the five Black and Latino male suspects who were falsely accused then prosecuted on charges related to the rape and assault of a white woman in Central Park, New York City. The series features an ensemble cast, including Jharrel Jerome, Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Jovan Adepo, Michael K. Williams, Logan Marshall-Green, Joshua Jackson, Blair Underwood, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, Niecy Nash, Aunjanue Ellis, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and Kylie Bunbury.
When They See Us received critical acclaim, with particular praise for its cast. At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, it received 11 nominations; Jerome won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie while it was nominated for Outstanding Limited Series and Ellis, Nash, Blackk, Leguizamo, Williams, Blake, and Farmiga all received acting nominations. The series also won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Limited Series.
A companion special, titled Oprah Winfrey Presents When They See Us Now, in which the cast, the creator, and the exonerated five are interviewed, premiered on June 12, 2019, on Netflix and the Oprah Winfrey Network.[5]
^Forsey, Zoe (July 9, 2019). "What happened to the Central Park Five - true story behind Netflix's When They See Us". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^"Central Park Five Tragedy Reframed in Netflix Series 'When They See Us'". Innocence Project. May 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^Nicholson, Rebecca (June 19, 2019). "Feel-bad TV: why are we obsessed with small-screen tragedy?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 10, 2019). "'When They See Us': How Composer Kris Bowers Evoked The Fear, Pain & Innocence In Ava DuVernay's Series – Crew Call Podcast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^""Oprah Winfrey Presents When They See Us Now" to Premiere June 12 at 10P on OWN and Netflix". The Futon Critic. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
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