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When They See Us

2019Show1 season · 4 episodesNREnded5 awards

Drama
84
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.8Metacritic867.8
84
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.8Metacritic867.8

Summary

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at
  • You need an uplifting mood

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Fingerprint

  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Teaches you something.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Weighs on you.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Artistic License – Historyin 3,078 titlesThe crimes of the "wilding" group, which included numerous beatings and robberies, are downplayed.Amoral Attorneyin 918 titlesLinda Fairstein shamelessly ignores the glaring holes in the case because she's absolutely certain of the boys' guilt and is unwilling to admit she made a mistake.All 38 tropes

When They See Us episodes

1 season · 4 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Part One, 8.9
  2. S1 E2 Part Two, 9.1
  3. S1 E3 Part Three, 8.4
  4. S1 E4 Part Four, 9.5

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