When They See Us
When They See Us Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 9.5 |
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About
"A devastating reckoning with wrongful conviction and stolen youth"
A four-part dramatization of the Central Park Five case, following five Black and Latino teenagers wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime in 1989 New York and the decades-long fallout on their lives and families. It's slow-burning, unflinching, and emotionally devastating, built on courtroom pressure, interrogation-room cruelty, and the quiet erosion of young lives. The pace is deliberate, giving space to grief and injustice rather than plot twists. It's carried by extraordinary performances and Ava DuVernay's unsentimental direction, making for a heavy, necessary watch rather than easy entertainment.
the performances, especially the young actors carrying unbearable emotional weight with total conviction.
you need lighter pacing or can't handle sustained depictions of institutional cruelty and injustice.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part One | 8.9 | 7K | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part Two | 9.1 | 6K | 71 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part Three | 8.4 | 6K | 73 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Part Four | 9.5 | 8K | 88 min |