When They See Us

American drama web television miniseries
TVSeries miniseries Q55606843
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When They See Us

Summary

When They See Us is a miniseries[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of miniseries entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,097 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When They See Us is the creator of Ava DuVernay[3].
  • When They See Us's instance of is recorded as miniseries[4].
  • When They See Us was directed by Ava DuVernay[5].
  • When They See Us's genre is drama television series[6].
  • When They See Us's based on is recorded as Central Park jogger case[7].
  • A cast member of When They See Us was Michael K. Williams[8].
  • A cast member of When They See Us was Kylie Bunbury[9].
  • A cast member of When They See Us was John Leguizamo[10].
  • A cast member of When They See Us was Q461762[11].
  • When They See Us's production company is recorded as Harpo Films[12].
  • When They See Us's production company is recorded as TriBeCa Productions[13].
  • When They See Us's production company is recorded as ARRAY[14].
  • When They See Us's production company is recorded as Participant[15].
  • The original language of When They See Us was English[16].
  • When They See Us was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • When They See Us's original broadcaster is recorded as Netflix[18].
  • When They See Us's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • When They See Us began on +2019-05-31T00:00:00Z[20].
  • When They See Us's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[21].
  • When They See Us's narrative location is recorded as New York City[22].
  • When They See Us's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[23].
  • When They See Us's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When They See Us'}[24].
  • When They See Us's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[25].
  • When They See Us's Kijkwijzer rating is recorded as 16[26].
  • When They See Us's camera setup is recorded as single-camera setup[27].

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Authorship and Creation

When They See Us was directed by Ava DuVernay[5]. Cast members include Michael K. Williams[8], Kylie Bunbury[9], John Leguizamo[10], and Q461762[11]. It is the creator of Ava DuVernay[3].

Publication

The original language of When They See Us was English[16]. Its genre is drama television series[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Why It Matters

When They See Us ranks in the top 6% of miniseries entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,097 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . kijkwijzer.nl. kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show English
    Camera setup single-camera setup
    Distributed by Netflix
    Aliases
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