The cast of Ava DuVernay’s devastating fact-based drama talk about the story’s prescience and their memories of the original caseWhen They See Us: behind the harrowing Netflix drama about the Central Park FiveWhen They See Us: behind the harrowing Netflix drama about the Central Park FiveFrom the 39th floor of the Mandarin Oriental in New York, Central Park’s spring blossom takes centre stage in a sweeping Manhattan panorama. The five boys were falsely convicted of the rape of a white woman, Patricia Meili, in Central Park in the spring of 1989. “Looking at the news I see these young boys and they resemble me. Although the prosecution of the Central Park Five was well covered by media at the time, accounts of what happened afterwards – their extended periods of incarceration – have been confined to scant interviews after their release. Wise is played by 21-year-old Jharrel Jerome, one of the young stars of Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning drama Moonlight.

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2019 04:52 UTC