The Trailer For Ava DuVernay’s New Series ‘When They See Us’ Has Been Released

The highly anticipated Netflix series brings new light to a tragic story.

Directed and co-written by award-winning Ava DuVernay, “When They See Us” is a four-part limited series following the true story of the “Central Park Five”, a group of African American teenagers who were falsely accused of sexual assault on April 19th, 1989.

 

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Kevin. Antron. Korey. Yusef. Raymond. Know their names. Trailer tomorrow. #WhenTheySeeUs

A post shared by Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) on Apr 18, 2019 at 2:50pm PDT

The trailer that was released for the series shows a glimpse into the “Central Park Five” case. The series will cover a span of 25 years, from the initial accusation in 1989 to the settlement case in New York City in 2014.

 

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On this exact day 30 years ago, a woman was raped in Central Park. Five black + brown boys were framed for her rape. The story you know is the lie that police, prosecutors and Donald Trump told you. WHEN THEY SEE US is the story of the boys from their eyes and their hearts. May 31 on @Netflix.

A post shared by Ava DuVernay (@ava) on Apr 19, 2019 at 9:25am PDT

“When They See Us” will premiere on Netflix on Friday, May 31st.