When They See Us debuted on Netflix on May 31, chronicling the racially-charged case of the Central Park Five. The four-part series is directed by Ava DuVernay and executive produced by Oprah.

Is when they see us a true story?

When They See Us was inspired by and tells the story of the Central Park jogger case from 1989. The case involved Trisha Meili, a 28-year-old investment banker who was raped and assaulted as she went for a jog in Central Park, Manhattan on the night of 19 April 1989.

How long did the Central Park 5 go to jail for?

21, 2020, 12:11 p.m. ET) A previous version of this article misstated how much time the five men in the Central Park jogger case served in prison. Santana spent five years in prison, but the others served different amounts, ranging from 5 to 12 years, according to the Innocence Project.