When They See Us

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American television series biographical drama drama television series television miniseries

When They See Us is a critically acclaimed 2019 Netflix miniseries that dramatizes the wrongful conviction and eventual exoneration of the Central Park Five, highlighting systemic racism and injustice in the U.S. criminal legal system.

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instanceOf	American television series ⓘ biographical drama ⓘ drama television series ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ
alternateName	Central Park Five miniseries ⓘ
awardReceived	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie ⓘ surface form: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
awardReceivedBy	Jharrel Jerome ⓘ
basedOn	Central Park jogger case ⓘ wrongful convictions of the Central Park Five ⓘ
composer	Kris Bowers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Ava DuVernay ⓘ
criticalReception	critically acclaimed ⓘ
director	Ava DuVernay ⓘ
distributor	Netflix ⓘ
executiveProducer	Ava DuVernay ⓘ Berry Welsh ⓘ Jane Rosenthal ⓘ Jeff Skoll ⓘ Jonathan King ⓘ Oprah Winfrey ⓘ Robert De Niro ⓘ
genre	biographical ⓘ crime ⓘ drama ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	4 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	1 ⓘ
originalNetwork	Netflix ⓘ
originalReleaseDate	2019-05-31 ⓘ
portrays	Antron McCray ⓘ Kevin Richardson ⓘ Korey Wise ⓘ Raymond Santana ⓘ Yusef Salaam ⓘ
productionCompany	Forward Movement ⓘ Harpo Films ⓘ Participant Media ⓘ
releasePlatform	Netflix ⓘ surface form: Netflix streaming service
releaseYear	2019 ⓘ
runningTimePerEpisode	approximately 64–88 minutes ⓘ
setInPeriod	1989 ⓘ 1990s ⓘ
setInPlace	Harlem ⓘ New York City ⓘ
stars	Asante Blackk ⓘ Aunjanue Ellis ⓘ Caleel Harris ⓘ Ethan Herisse ⓘ Felicity Huffman ⓘ Jharrel Jerome ⓘ John Leguizamo ⓘ Joshua Jackson ⓘ Marquis Rodriguez ⓘ Michael K. Williams ⓘ Niecy Nash ⓘ Vera Farmiga ⓘ
subject	U.S. criminal justice system ⓘ media bias ⓘ police misconduct ⓘ prosecutorial misconduct ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ wrongful conviction ⓘ
writer	Attica Locke ⓘ Ava DuVernay ⓘ Michael Starrbury ⓘ Robin Swicord ⓘ

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