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When They See Us: Season 1

4 episodes Premiered May 31, 2019

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Part One

May 31, 2019

In the spring of 1989, five boys of color are arrested, interrogated and coerced into confessing to the vicious attack of a woman in Central Park.

S1·E2 Mytharc

Part Two

May 31, 2019

As the jogger case stirs tensions nationwide, the families of the boys and their lawyers prepare for a bitter legal fight against the city of New York.

S1·E3 Mytharc

Part Three

May 31, 2019

The boys struggle with the difficult reality of life behind bars. Years later, Raymond, Antron, Yusef and Kevin return home as men to a changed world.

S1·E4 Mytharc

Part Four

May 31, 2019

At age 16, Korey begins a brutal journey through the adult prison system. A shocking turn of events reveals the truth of the crime, long ignored.