Thread by @ReignOfApril

Last night I was in the @ApolloTheater for the World Premiere of @WhenTheySeeUs, debuting May 31 on @netflix, introduced by writer, director and producer @ava!! #WhenTheySeeUs

At the @WhenTheySeeUs premiere at the @ApolloTheater last night, @ava brought up the cast. And as a special surprise, @Oprah! Then it was time to watch the first two episodes of the four-part series. #WhenTheySeeUs 2/

I’m blessed to be able to see more productions than most. When I tell you that @WhenTheySeeUs is MUST SEE TV, please believe me. The story of the Central Park 5, or the Exonerated 5 as @ava calls them, is lovingly and hauntingly told. I couldn’t catch my breath. #WhenTheySeeUs

After the screening of @WhenTheySeeUs, @ava brought out the incredibly talented young men who played the Central Park 5. And then, to an extended ovation, she brought out the brothas who were wrongly convicted. The ACTUAL Central Park 5. Overwhelmingly emotional. #WhenTheySeeUs

The Central Park 5 and the young actors who portrayed them at the @ApolloTheater @WhenTheySeeUs World Premiere, with @ava.

Say their names:

Raymond Santana
Kevin Richardson
Antron McCray
Yusef Salaam
Kharey Wise.

Watch their story. May 31 on @netflix. #WhenTheySeeUs