‘When They See Us’: New Trailer Shows the Central Park Five Fighting for Justice!! Check It Out!!

Netflix has released a new trailer for Ava DuVernay’s four-part miniseries about the Central Park Five, When They See Us. In 1989, five teenage boys–four black and one Hispanic–were rounded up at random and charged with the horrific rape of a white female jogger in Central Park. There was no physical evidence linking the boys to the crime, but the cry for “justice” railroaded these … Continue reading ‘When They See Us’: New Trailer Shows the Central Park Five Fighting for Justice!! Check It Out!!

‘When They See Us’ Trailer Provides a New Look at Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Miniseries!!! Check It Out!!

Netflix has released the full trailer for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming miniseries When They See Us. The four-part series is based on the injustice faced by the Central Park Five, five juveniles—four African American and one Hispanic—who were wrongly accused of raping a female jogger in Central Park in 1989. The series spans 25 years as the teenagers become men and fight their incarceration. DuVernay is … Continue reading ‘When They See Us’ Trailer Provides a New Look at Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Miniseries!!! Check It Out!!

‘When They See Us’: First Teaser for Ava DuVernay’s Netflix Limited Series Is Stunning!! Check It Out!!

Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s upcoming limited series When They See Us, and it is jaw-dropping in its execution and impact. The four-part true-story drama chronicles the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. They received sentences ranging from 5 to 15 years, … Continue reading ‘When They See Us’: First Teaser for Ava DuVernay’s Netflix Limited Series Is Stunning!! Check It Out!!

Ava DuVernay Signs Multi-Genre Warner Bros TV Deal For $100M!!!

Ava DuVernay’s relationship with Warner Bros Television Group just got a lot deeper and richer, literally and figuratively. The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated director has signed a multi-year and multi-genre overall deal with the Peter Roth-run studio. It’s a big leap for a filmmaker primary known as a director — the sprawling WBTV production and development deal for DuVernay and her Forward Movement shingle covers drama … Continue reading Ava DuVernay Signs Multi-Genre Warner Bros TV Deal For $100M!!!

‘Central Park Five’: Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga and John Leguizamo To Star in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix Limited Series!!!

Ava DuVernay has found the stars of her next project.Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga and John Leguizamo have been tapped to lead the director’s Central Park Five limited series at Netflix. DuVernay will write and direct the four-episode narrative series, which will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The series will focus … Continue reading ‘Central Park Five’: Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga and John Leguizamo To Star in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix Limited Series!!!

Ava DuVernay to Write and Direct Limited Series about the Central Park Five!!!

We still have to wait until 2018 to see Ava DuVernay’s next film, A Wrinkle in Time, but the filmmaker is showing no signs of slowing down. Coming off an Oscar-nomination for her astounding documentary 13th, DuVernay is reteaming with Netflix for a five-episode limited series about the Central Park Five. For those unfamiliar with the case, in 1989, a jogger was raped in Manhattan’s … Continue reading Ava DuVernay to Write and Direct Limited Series about the Central Park Five!!!