In August of 1990, Yusef Salaam, then 15 years old, told the judge at his sentencing hearing that he looked at “this legal lynching as a test by my God Allah.” On Wednesday, nearly 23 years later, Salaam — an exonerated man, poet, author, and activist — has been declared the winner of a New York City Council primary in his home district of Harlem.
Salaam was one of the Central Park Five, a group of teens wrongfully convicted for the rape and assault of a jogger in New York City’s Central Park in...
Salaam was one of the Central Park Five, a group of teens wrongfully convicted for the rape and assault of a jogger in New York City’s Central Park in...
- 7/5/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome has joined the cast of the HBO Max limited series “Full Circle” from Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon.
Jerome joins previously announced cast members including Dennis Quaid, Zazie Beetz, Timothy Olyphant and Claire Danes.
“Full Circle” follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
So far, the streamer hasn’t released any details about the characters, though there has been some speculation.
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For his part, Jerome is thought to be playing a member of a New York criminal organization, according to Deadline. The outlet also reported that Danes is believed to be playing a Manhattan attorney, while Beetz is said to be playing a U.S. Postal Inspection Service agent.
Soderbergh will direct all six episodes and executive produce alongside Solomon and Casey Silver,...
Jerome joins previously announced cast members including Dennis Quaid, Zazie Beetz, Timothy Olyphant and Claire Danes.
“Full Circle” follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day New York City.
So far, the streamer hasn’t released any details about the characters, though there has been some speculation.
Also Read:
Dennis Quaid Joins Steven Soderbergh’s HBO Max Limited Series ‘Full Circle’
For his part, Jerome is thought to be playing a member of a New York criminal organization, according to Deadline. The outlet also reported that Danes is believed to be playing a Manhattan attorney, while Beetz is said to be playing a U.S. Postal Inspection Service agent.
Soderbergh will direct all six episodes and executive produce alongside Solomon and Casey Silver,...
- 9/20/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Michael K Williams, John Leguizamo to Star in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix Limited Series ‘Central Park 5’
Ava DuVernay’s “Central Park Five” has cast three of its leads. The upcoming Netflix limited series will star Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga and John Leguizamo.
DuVernay will executive produce, write and direct the four-episode narrative series.
Based on a true story that gripped the country, “Central Park Five” will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The episodes will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. The series will span from the spring of 1989, when each were first questioned about the incident, to 2014 when they were exonerated and a settlement was reached with the city of New York.
Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King will also executive produce for Participant Media, along with Oprah Winfrey under her Harpo Films banner, Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh from Tribeca Productions.
DuVernay will executive produce, write and direct the four-episode narrative series.
Based on a true story that gripped the country, “Central Park Five” will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The episodes will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. The series will span from the spring of 1989, when each were first questioned about the incident, to 2014 when they were exonerated and a settlement was reached with the city of New York.
Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King will also executive produce for Participant Media, along with Oprah Winfrey under her Harpo Films banner, Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh from Tribeca Productions.
- 7/9/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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