Home > When They See Us > Season 1 « TV Series Page When They See Us: Season 1 (2019) Want to see Episode List Season 1 When They See Us Critics Consensus Ava DuVernay pulls no punches in When They See Us, laying out the harrowing events endured by the Central Park Five while adding a necessary layer of humanity to their story that challenges viewers to reconsider what it means to find justice in America. 96% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 72 93% Audience Score User Ratings: 176 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Part One Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More 2 Part Two Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More 3 Part Three Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More 4 Part Four Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More When They See Us: Season 1 Videos 1:00 When They See Us: Limited Series Teaser 2:39 When They See Us: Limited Series Trailer 1:08 When They See Us: Limited Series Teaser - The Story of The Central Park 5 Continues View All Videos (3) Tv Season Info Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: May 31, 2019 Exec. Producers: Ava DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Jeff Skoll Cast Jovan Adepo as Antron McCray Reginald L. Barnes as NYPD Officer Harmon Asante Blackk as Young Kevin Richardson Marsha Stephanie Blake as Linda McCray Kylie Bunbury as Angie Richardson Chris Chalk as Yusef Salaam Bryan Terrell Clark as Ortega Jim Cleary as Corrections Officer Justin Cunningham as Kevin Richardson Omar Dorsey as Elombre Brath Aunjanue Ellis as Sharon Salaam Vera Farmiga as Elizabeth Lederer Caleel Harris as (Young) Antron McCray Ethan Herisse as (Young) Yusef Salaam Felicity Huffman as Linda Fairstein Chris Jackson as Peter Rivera Joshua Jackson as Mickey Joseph Famke Janssen as Nancy Ryan Jharrel Jerome as Korey Wise John Leguizamo as Raymond Santana Sr. Jake Ryan Lozano as Leonard Freddy Miyares as Raymond Santana Michael Murphy as Leader of the Nation of Islam Niecy Nash as Delores Wise Adepero Oduye as Nomsa Brath Aurora Perrineau as Tonya Storm Reid as Lisa Marquis Rodriguez as (Young) Raymond Santana William Sadler as Michael Sheehan Andrew Stewart Jones as Ronald Weaver Blair Underwood as Bobby Burns Jasmin Walker as Nurse Rikers Michael Kenneth Williams as Bobby McCray Show More Cast News & Interviews for When They See Us: Season 1 2019 TV Premiere Dates Calendar 21 People Ruling 2019 (So Far) 2019 Emmy Nomination Snubs & Surprises: Game of Thrones Makes History, Schitt’s Creek Pops View All When They See Us: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Part One Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More 2 Part Two Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More 3 Part Three Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More 4 Part Four Air date: May 31, 2019 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. More Critic Reviews for When They See Us Season 1 All Critics (72) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (69) | Rotten (3) DuVernay makes an effective artistic choice by filming much of this through a blue filter, so that the boys' world is enveloped by a Kafkaesque indigo gloom from which they - and the viewer - can find no escape. May 31, 2019 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic In rendering their journeys, DuVernay pays careful attention to the terrifying power of language, especially the animalistic rhetoric with which prosecutors and journalists referred to the teens. Jun 3, 2019 | Full Review… Hannah Giorgis The Atlantic Top Critic When They See Us achieves quite a lot, asking us all to consider exactly who in America really gets the presumption of innocence when accused of a crime. Jun 1, 2019 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic [Ava] DuVernay's direction and writing is clear-eyed and focused, and puts a heavy emphasis on what the boys and their families lost over their decades-long ordeal. May 31, 2019 | Full Review… Danielle Scruggs Observer Top Critic Taken as a whole, there's a lot to recommend When They See Us. It does as much as it can to recast the gaze on Black and brown people, eliciting empathy and the desire for justice. May 30, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Odie Henderson RogerEbert.com Top Critic The emotional weight of Duvernay's respect for the physical and emotional facts settled slowly in your stomach. May 30, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Helen Brown Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic That two of the four words in the series' title are 'us' and 'they' says something about how much our discourse about justice is defined along entrenched polemical lines. Aug 19, 2019 | Full Review… Brett McCracken The Gospel Coalition The unsparing nature of When They See Us has sparked conversations about whether it's another in a long line of works that rehash Black trauma. Aug 18, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Dana Sloane Mediaversity Reviews The first half of the four-part miniseries When They See Us, from acclaimed director Ava Duvernay (Selma, 2014), is a gut-wrencher. Jul 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Alison de Souza The Straits Times (Singapore) The acting was phenomenal, as was the way they told the story. Jul 15, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Justin Brown Medium Popcorn View All Critic Reviews (72) Audience Reviews for When They See Us: Season 1 21h ago I had heard about the Central Park 5, but I did not know their story. I would not recommend this four part series as a "must-watch", but it is certainly something I had to see because I did not know their/our story. Their story is the weight of carrying this Black Skin; stolen, beaten, enslaved, oppressed, colonized, robbed, marginalized. I shed tears for Korey Wise, then I wept for the Children of African descent, for we are surrounded by wicked men and it seems our Salvation is not of this Earth. Agyei-Boateng O 6d ago Amazing, but most of all, touching. Must see! Brigitte B Aug 24, 2019 Ava DuVernay puts the hard truhts together with a refreshingly empathetic look into a controversial real life case, crafting a heartbreaking, painful, yet touching depiction of racism in America. Felipe F Aug 20, 2019 Beautiful. Harrowing. Stunning. A must see. Samantha R Aug 19, 2019 Emotionally manipulative and strangely paced. Duvarney's direction is overly melodramatic. Recommend Watching the documentary on Central Park Five. Samita K Aug 17, 2019 This is probably the greatest and most interesting show in the last decade! Liam H Aug 11, 2019 The acting was phenomenal on each episode it felt like it was a hole new level...I really enjoyed it. Not to say that the story behind it..being on real life it felt even more on it. Daniel T Aug 09, 2019 Absolutely respecting TV show with a great idea revealed in a gorgeous way.. Loved EVERY SINGLE MINUTE out of it .. Hope it continue with a new case and with the same perfection Ahmed O Aug 06, 2019 It should win an Emmy for sure. Raphael C Aug 06, 2019 Best thing ms. duvernay has done. Hopefully she gets to continue with her own projects instead of the schlock she's been handed by disney. this is so much better Emily S See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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