Killer Thriller: How the Central Park Five Case Destroyed Korey Wise’s Life

About this episode

Jharrel Jerome discusses portraying Korey Wise in the Netflix series 'When They See Us' and the impact of the Central Park Five case on Wise's life.

What happened to Korey Wise after the Central Park Five convictions was almost unimaginable. Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome opens up about filming the brutal prison scenes in Netflix’s  When They See Us , portraying Korey Wise’s years inside Rikers, and the emotional toll of stepping into one of the most devastating wrongful conviction stories in America. He also shares the powerful moment the real Korey Wise finally watched the series, and why the story still hits so hard years later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Jharrel Jerome

Topics covered

• wrongful conviction
• prison experience
• Central Park Five
• emotional toll
• film adaptation
• personal story

Keywords

• Korey Wise
• Central Park Five
• Jharrel Jerome
• When They See Us
• wrongful conviction
• prison
• emotional impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Books & works: When They See Us

Places: Rikers

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