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Netflix drama miniseries is making people cry harder than they ever have in their life over a TV show

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Published 16:17 29 Feb 2024 GMT

Netflix drama miniseries is making people cry harder than they ever have in their life over a TV show

It's been hailed as 'the best series ever'

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

A Netflix series based on a true story is being labelled as 'heartbreaking but brilliant'.

One viewer took to Facebook page Netflix Bangers in recent days and hailed it as being '10/10'.

"This is definitely a 10/10. Very rare to find quality shows like this one on Netflix," a different person echoed.

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Another person agreed: "I can never watch it again. Amazing amazing amazing but when I say I cried so much. Heartbreaking! But amazing! The acting alone. Def 10/10."

The limited series has moved viewers to tears.
Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix

"This series is brilliant, heartbreaking but brilliant," added another.

Discussing how much the series made them cry, a different Facebook user said: "I’ll never watch this show again, it was truly heartbreaking. I’ve never cried so hard from a show in my life."

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Elsewhere, another shared that they 'cried their heart out'.

Limited TV series When They See Us is based on the the Central Park Five - a group of teens who were wrongly accused of the assault and rape of a woman in New York in 1989.

You can watch the trailer below:

Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise - all aged between 14 and 16 at the time of the ordeal - served time in prison for the incident until 2002 DNA evidence found serial rapist Matias Reyes guilty.

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Reyes then confessed to the assault and the five young men were released from prison.

When They See Us aired in 2019, with the series still being widely spoken about now.

The show is made up of four episodes and boasts a score of 8.8/10 on IMDb.

It's fourth and final episode alone has been rated an impressive 9.5/10, while the other three also rank highly.

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Jharrel Jerome won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor.
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And it's not just viewers who loved it, the series also received critical acclaim - including a staggering 78 nominations for various awards.

It won 30 awards, including two Primetime Emmys.

While the actors who portrayed the Central Park Five were relatively new and upcoming actors, When They See Us does boast some more well-known faces, including John Leguizamo, Niecy Nash, Felicity Huffman and the late Michael Kenneth Williams.

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Tragically Kenneth Williams died two years after the series' release from an accidental drug overdose.

The drug dealer who supplied the actor with the drugs was later sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Facebook, Film and TV, Netflix, True crime

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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