The series will offer a valuable lesson concerning a tragic miscarriage of justice which has left an indelible stain on the criminal justice system of New York City, writes Paul Callan. The story of these five men, who are called the Central Park Five, is now being told in a Netflix series, 'When They See Us,' which debuts Friday. Netflix's When They See Us tells the story of the Central Park Five. The True Story of the Central Park Five From Netflix’s New Miniseries When They See Us. The Central Park Five served between six and 13 years before their convictions were vacated in 2002. How accurate is When They See Us?What happened to the Central Park Five? The Central Park Five is the basis for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix miniseries, When They See Us, which debuts May 31st. When They See Us, her latest project now available to stream on Netflix, revisits the harrowing story of the Central Park Five in a five-part limited series. Wise, the only teen tried as an adult, was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison. 7 Things You Need To Know About The Central Park Jogger Case. ... And it was real painful. ... What have the real Central Park Five said about the new series? The "Central Park Five" case was one of the most publicized of the 1980s: five teens were falsely accused and convicted of raping a woman in Central Park and it would take years before they were exonerated. When They See Us: The real story of the Central Park Five. By ... She has also written a book about her recovery process, called I Am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility and has jogged through Central Park after the attack occurred. Netflix’s False Story of the Central Park Five Ava DuVernay’s miniseries wrongly portrays them as totally innocent—and defames me in the process. This is what really happened. [A reporter reflects on the true story of the Central Park Five .] Here’s a timeline of the decades-long saga. By Madison Feller. ... 1989 story in the New York Daily News reported that on the night of the ... real … But one of the five had an especially difficult journey and gave heartbreaking emotional testimony during one of the two trials in the case. In 1989, a jogger in New York City was raped in Central Park. I cried on my wife’s shoulders. The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary film about the Central Park jogger case, directed by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns, and her husband David McMahon. The Central Park 5: Where Are They Now? In 1989, a young woman jogging through New York's Central Park was found in a ravine. In the early hours of April 20, 1989, the body of a woman barely clinging to life was discovered in Central Park. It covers the arrests, interrogations, trials, convictions and vacating the convictions of the five men who were teenagers in 1989 at the time of the case. On May 31, Ava Duvernay's new scripted series, 'When They See Us,' premieres on Netflix, based on the true story of the Central Park Five. In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were convicted of raping a white woman, Trisha Meili, while she was jogging in New York City’s Central Park. Their story is now being told in Netflix's 'When They See Us.' Picture: Netflix When They See Us is significant because, unlike many, true-crime dramas, Ava DuVernay worked closely with Kevin, Antron, Yusef, Korey and Raymond on the project. This is what really happened. The story of the Central Park Five has long inspired media assessments and books on the infamous crime, and how five men who had no involvement could be convicted of such a heinous act. Netflix's When They See Us tells the story of the Central Park Five. Raymond actually approached Ava on Twitter, after watching Selma. Like the rest of the new series, President Trump's role in 'When They See Us' is taken from the real story of the Central Park jogger case. I don’t know when was the last time I cried. But wait, who were they IRL?