Viewpoint: A 'true horror' story for black Americans; The case has received renewed public attention in recent weeks, following the release of Netflix mini-series When They See Us. The story of the Central Park Five is retold in Netflix's new show When They See Us - this is the true story, and how President Donald Trump was involved. When They See Us is based on a true story about five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, … When They See Us will be available to watch on Netflix starting May 31. The story of the Central Park Five is retold in Netflix's new show When They See Us - this is the true story, and how President Donald Trump was involved mirror Load mobile navigation. The Netflix original series When They See Us tells the real story of a group of five teenagers, known as the Central Park Five, who were wrongfully accused of attacking and brutally raping jogger Trisha Meili. In 1989, a jogger in New York City was raped in Central Park. The True Story of the Central Park Five From Netflix’s New Miniseries When They See Us. When They See Us true story: Yusef Salaam and Ethan Harisse (Image: Netflix) When They See Us then provides individual updates on where the five … The four-part series, When They See Us, follows Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana, a group of black and Hispanic teens … By Madison Feller. Five men were wrongfully accused and sent to jail for the crime. Their story is now being told in Netflix's 'When They See Us.' When They See Us has introduced the story of the Central Park Five to a new audience - but even for those who already knew about it, the consensus is … When They See Us is the four-part series on Netflix by Ava DuVernay that tells the injustice of its story so beautifully and painfully, it’s impossible to watch and not become emotionally invested. Korey Wise, the oldest of the Central Park 5, has a particularly devastating interrogation, trial, and prison story, as is seen in Netflix miniseries 'When They See Us.' Korey Wise, the oldest of the Central Park 5, has a particularly devastating interrogation, trial, and prison story, as is seen in Netflix miniseries 'When They See Us.'