Look Whose Joining the Cast of Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’

Central Park Five, the four-part limited series set to premier on Netflix in 2019, just confirmed that Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, and John Leguizamo will be joining the cast.

The series, created by Oscar-nominated, Ava DuVernay is based on the widely publicized sexual assault in April of 1989 and the subsequent court cases.

The series, created by Oscar-nominated, Ava DuVernay is based on the widely publicized sexual assault in April of 1989 and the subsequent court cases. The media and public began to refer to the four POC youths who were ultimately tried and found guilty of the assault of a jogger in Central Park as The Central Park Five. They were convicted despite a lack of DNA evident and their adamant assertion that their confessions had been coerced.

Ultimately, their sentences were vacated after an already imprisoned serial rapist confessed to the crime. His confession was backed up by DNA evidence. However, by that point, the young men had spent years and years in jail.

The series is set to following their harrowing tale.

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