Top billed cast

1. 

   Asante Blackk

   Young Kevin Richardson

2. 

   Jharrel Jerome

   Korey Wise

3. 

   Ethan Herisse

   Young Yusef Salaam

4. 

   Marquis Rodriguez

   Young Raymond Santana Jr.

5. 

   Caleel Harris

   Young Antron McCray

6. 

   Marsha Stephanie Blake

   Linda McCray

7. 

   Michael Kenneth Williams

   Bobby McCray

8. 

   John Leguizamo

   Raymond Santana Sr.

9. 

   Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

   Sharonne Salaam

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Current Season

Season 1

2019 | 4 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-08-05

I was reluctant to watch this miniseries, because I had read a lot about it and I thought, gee, I know how it turns out, so why watch a grim, depressing reconstruction of it? But I realized eventually that I had to give it a chance. So many people loved it so much, and most of the very few who didn’t hated it so much, I figured it must be good and accurate for that kind of response. And so it was.

The acting, to me, seemed superb. (I don’t pretend to be an expert film reviewer; I only know what I like and what seems like quality.) There were some gruesome scenes, as the plot demands, bu...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Full Circle64%
2. DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story79%
3. Unbelievable79%
4. The Crowded Room76%
5. The Slap59%
6. Griselda72%
7. The Night Of79%
8. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox66%
9. I Will Find You82%
10. A Friend of the Family67%
11. Seven Seconds72%
12. American Crime67%
13. The Sinner74%
14. MINDHUNTER81%
15. The Undoing73%
16. Under the Bridge77%
17. Cruel Intentions66%
18. Ballard72%
19. The Witness61%
20. Interrogation68%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
When They See Us

Keywords

• new york city
• rape
• based on true story
• miniseries
• racism
• true crime
• fight the system
• miscarriage of justice
• social issues
• 1980s
• race relations
• thought provoking
• african american