Known for her powerful work in 13th and Selma, Ava DuVernay will be directing the upcoming Netflix series based on the case of the Central Park Five, a group of young black and Latino men (pictured in 2012) who were accused of physically and sexually assaulting a white female jogger, who was in a coma for 12 days following the brutal attack inflicted upon her. While no physical evidence linked any of them to the crime, each of the defendants spent six to 13 years in prison.
A few names that viewers may recognise from this upcoming project include Jovan Adepo (Fences), Chris Chalk (The Newsroom), Michael K. Williams (The Wire), and Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel).
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