Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five limited series gets a trailer and a May release date

Netflix has just debuted a trailer, release date, and title for Ava DuVernay's four-part limited series about the Central Park Five.

When They See Us, the latest project from the director of Selma and A Wrinkle in Time, will explore the infamous case of five teenagers who were wrongly convicted of rape in 1990 and later exonerated.

Netflix's brief trailer plays out in a powerful continuous shot smoothly transitioning from one of the young men getting ready in his bedroom to being confronted by police and eventually ending up in custody, all while a voiceover dismisses him as a "little thug." DuVernay in a tweet on Friday said the film will explore the "millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight."

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When They See Us will be released on Netflix on May 31. Watch the trailer below. Brendan Morrow

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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.