Ava DuVernay‘s mini-series, When They See Us, has become Netflix’s most-watched show in the since its release on 31 May in the USA. The four-part series is based on a group of five black teenagers, known as the Central Park Five, who were wrongfully convicted for the rape of a jogger in New York in 1989.
Image: Ava DuVernay Twitter
Netflix shared the exciting news on social media. Ava replied to the news by expressing her gratitude to the viewers.
Ava DuVernay When They See Us series becomes Netflix’s most-watched show. Congratulations!
When They See Us has been the most-watched series on Netflix in the US every day since it premiered on May 31 pic.twitter.com/jS8IXIh03g
— Netflix US (@netflix) June 12, 2019
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Here’s a look at the When They See Us trailer.