Near the top of July, Ava DuVerney’s Central Park Five series was announced to feature Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, and John Leguizamo, the cast has been updated to also bring two rising actors from stellar films in Moonlight‘s Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo of Fences, portraying wrongfully convicted Korey Wise and Antron McCray, respectively.
The Central Park Five is a series that depicts the story of five men who were wrongfully convicted in the Central Park raping of Trisha Meili that occurred in 1989.
“The story of the men known as the Central Park Five has riveted me for more than two decades. In their journey, we witness five innocent young men of color who were met with injustice at every turn — from coerced confessions to unjust incarceration to public calls for their execution by the man who would go on to be the president of the United States,” DuVerney shared in regards to working on the project.
Back in 1989, President Trump was at the forefront of stating the five men were guilty. He was stated to have spent over $85,000 in ads in New York City papers requesting the death penalty.
Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) and Jovan Adepo (Fences) are both joining @Ava’s Central Park Five as the wrongfully convicted Korey Wise and Antron McCray respectively. pic.twitter.com/aPSAbEFxUV
— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) July 25, 2018
