TV series
When They See Us
Overview
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-05-31
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Participant, Harpo Films, Tribeca Productions, Forward Movement, ARRAY Filmworks
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Asante Blackk as Young Kevin Richardson
- Jharrel Jerome as Korey Wise
- Ethan Herisse as Young Yusef Salaam
- Marquis Rodriguez as Young Raymond Santana Jr.
- Caleel Harris as Young Antron McCray
- Marsha Stephanie Blake as Linda McCray
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Bobby McCray
- John Leguizamo as Raymond Santana Sr.
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Sharonne Salaam
- Niecy Nash as Deloris Wise
- Kylie Bunbury as Angie Richardson
- Vera Farmiga as Elizabeth Lederer
Creators and crew
- Ava DuVernay - Creator
- Oprah Winfrey - Executive Producer
- Jonathan King - Executive Producer
- Ava DuVernay - Executive Producer
- Berry Welsh - Executive Producer
- Jeff Skoll - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Part One
In the spring of 1989, five boys of color are arrested, interrogated and coerced into confessing to the vicious attack of a woman in Central Park.
Episode 2: Part Two
As the jogger case stirs tensions nationwide, the families of the boys and their lawyers prepare for a bitter legal fight against the city of New York.
Episode 3: Part Three
The boys struggle with the difficult reality of life behind bars. Years later, Raymond, Antron, Yusef and Kevin return home as men to a changed world.
Episode 4: Part Four
At age 16, Korey begins a brutal journey through the adult prison system. A shocking turn of events reveals the truth of the crime, long ignored.
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