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Killer Thriller: Jharrel Jerome Says Playing Central Park Five’s Korey Wise Changed Him Forever

29 min · 24. maj 2026
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What's it like to step inside one of the most heartbreaking true crime stories ever dramatized on screen? Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome joins Elisa Donovan to revisit the story behind Netflix’s When They See Us. He reveals the emotional toll of playing Korey Wise, one of the wrongly convicted Central Park Five. Jharrel opens up about meeting Korey in real life, filming inside active prisons, the brutality of the boys’ interrogations, and why the role has stayed with him. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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