[WATCH] The Powerful Trailer For Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ Is Here | Essence

[dropcap]Netflix[/dropcap] has released the official trailer for the Ava Duvernay-directed When They See Us — and it’s powerful!

The limited series tells the story of the Central Park Five from the perspective of the teens who were wrongly convicted of rape three decades ago. DuVernay created, co-wrote and directed the four-part series. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

“In 1989, five black and brown teen boys were wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit and branded The Central Park Five, a moniker that has followed them since that time. In 2019, our series gives the five men a platform to finally raise their voices and tell their full stories,” DuVernay said in a statement about the series.