by Krystal Franklin
July 11, 2018
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Fresh off his role in Director X ‘s Super Fly remake , Michael K. Williams is joining Ava DuVernay ‘s limited series, Central Park Five .
The two-time Emmy nominee will join Vera Farmiga and John Leguizamo in the four-episode project debuting in 2019 on Netflix as Bobby McCray , the father of one of the teens implicated. Based on a true story, Central Park Five will chronicle the notorious case of five black teenagers, Antron McCray , Kevin Richardson , Yusef Salaam , Raymond Santana and Korey Wise , who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The series will span from the spring of 1989, when each was first questioned about the incident, to 2014 when they were exonerated, and a settlement was reached with the city of New York.
DuVernay is also behind a forthcoming Colin Kaepernick comedy .
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Our Favorite Looks From The 2018 Essence Festival
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11. Meek Mill and Lester Holt
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14. Vivica A. Fox
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15. Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell Martin
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32. Ledisi
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35. Remy Ma
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36. Maxine Waters
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37. Lena Waithe
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38. Robin Theade
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