"This Is the New Me": Emilia Clarke, Michelle Williams and The Hollywood Reporter Drama Actress Roundtable
Patricia Arquette, Christine Baranski, Danai Gurira and Niecy Nash join the conversation on the industry battles (pay parity, "pressure to look a certain way"), the power struggles (no bitches, "no sassy black anything") and the drive to succeed: “I have to keep my sense of outrage, which isn’t hard.”
Niecy Nash on 'When They See Us' and Her Re-Introduction: "I Don't Want to Be a Sassy, Black Anything" | Drama Actress Roundtable
"Leaning into this woman that I played [in 'When They See Us'], she wasn't a sassy anything. It was absolutely delicious to find her pain, and her brokenness. In some places, it overlapped mine."
The Mogul for This Moment: Ava DuVernay Takes on the Central Park Five, Trump and Her Own Ambition
With her Netflix miniseries 'When They See Us' and a newly built downtown L.A. studio, the director is creating a modern Hollywood empire while tackling such complex issues as race, justice and that "rich, bloated, flamboyant guy" in the Oval Office: "I'm not going to knock on any closed doors. I'm going to make my own door."
Ava DuVernay, Niecy Nash, Michael K. Williams and Jharrel Jerome on Central Park Five Series 'When They See Us'
Written and directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix, the Central Park Five series, titled 'When They See Us' stars Niecy Nash, Michael K. Williams and Jharrel Jerome.
'When They See Us': TV Review
Ava DuVernay restores names to the Central Park Five in a Netflix miniseries marked by powerful moments and the superb cinematography of Bradford Young.
'When They See Us' Trailer
'When They See Us' premieres May 31 only on Netflix.
Central Park Five Vow to Fight for Justice in Powerful 'When They See Us' Trailer
Netflix’s four-part miniseries from Ava DuVernay will be told from the perspective of the five men — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — who were at the center of the famous wrongful conviction case in 1989.
'When They See Us' Teaser
Ava DuVernay's 'When They See Us' arrives on Netflix on May 31.
