When They See Us

(2019)

★ 8.2 IMDb · 1,067 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2019

Country: United States of America

Director: Ава Дюверней

Cast: Асанте Блэк, Jharrel Jerome, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, Марша Стефани Блейк, Майкл Кеннет Уильямс, Джон Легуизамо, Онжаню Эллис, Ниси Нэш

Plot

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

In 1989, a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York's Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged with the crime. The quintet, labeled the Central Park Five, maintained its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be exonerated. This limited series spans a quarter of a century, from when the teens are first questioned about the incident in the spring of 1989, going through their exoneration in 2002 and ultimately the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014. The cast is full of Emmy nominees and winners, including Michael Kenneth Williams, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, and Blair Underwood. Oscar nominated and Emmy winner Ava DuVernay co-wrote and directed the four episodes.