Miniseries · Netflix
When They See Us
What if all boys were created equal?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Asante Blackk
Young Kevin Richardson
4 eps
Jharrel Jerome
Korey Wise
4 eps
Ethan Herisse
Young Yusef Salaam
4 eps
Marquis Rodriguez
Young Raymond Santana Jr.
4 eps
Caleel Harris
Young Antron McCray
4 eps
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Linda McCray
4 eps
Michael Kenneth Williams
Bobby McCray
4 eps
John Leguizamo
Raymond Santana Sr.
4 eps
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Sharonne Salaam
4 eps
Niecy Nash
Deloris Wise
4 eps
Logan Marshall-Green
Roberts
1 eps
Kylie Bunbury
Angie Richardson
4 eps
Vera Farmiga
Elizabeth Lederer
4 eps
Rosa Arredondo
Dr. Fraine
1 eps
Bruce MacVittie
Detective Hartigan
1 eps
Ariel Shafir
Detective Jaffer
1 eps
Patrick Gallo
Detective Taglioni
1 eps
Blake DeLong
Detective Nugent
1 eps
Jayce Bartok
Detective Hildebrandt
1 eps
Frank Pando
Detective Gonzales
1 eps
Tom Lipinski
Detective Farrell
1 eps
Danny Wolohan
Detective McCabe
1 eps
Ty Jones
Officer Reynolds
1 eps
Michael C. Brennan
Officer Powers
1 eps
Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
Precinct Clerk Billy
1 eps
Brett Gray
Clarence
1 eps
Suzzanne Douglas
Grace Cuffee
4 eps
Len Cariou
DA Robert Morgenthau
3 eps
Famke Janssen
Nancy Ryan
2 eps
William Sadler
Detective Michael Sheehan
3 eps
Alexandra Templer
Trisha Meili
3 eps
Adepero Oduye
Nomsa Brath
3 eps
Omar J. Dorsey
Elombre Brath
3 eps
Christopher Jackson
Peter Rivera
2 eps
Blair Underwood
Bobby Burns
2 eps
Chukwudi Iwuji
Colin Moore
2 eps
Chris Chalk
Yusef Salaam (Adult)
2 eps
Freddy Miyares
Raymond Santana Jr. (Adult)
2 eps
Jovan Adepo
Antron McCray (Adult)
2 eps
Justin Cunningham
Kevin Richardson (Adult)
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How When They See Us actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
When They See Us reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Part Four
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.
- Directed by Ava DuVernay
S01E03
Part Three
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.
- Directed by Ava DuVernay
S01E01
Part One
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.
- Directed by Ava DuVernay
S01E02
Part Two
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.
- Directed by Ava DuVernay
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ava DuVernayExecutive Producer
- Jeff SkollExecutive Producer
- Berry WelshExecutive Producer
- Jane RosenthalExecutive Producer
- Jonathan KingExecutive Producer
- Robert De NiroExecutive Producer
Direction
- Ava DuVernayDirector
Cinematography
- Bradford YoungDirector of Photography
Music
- Kris BowersOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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