When a Witness Recants

When a Witness Recants

2026
1h 52m
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"A reckoning 36 years in the making"

Overview

In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case, he uncovers the truth: Three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted and spent 36 years in prison — creating a lasting impact on the accused, the witnesses, and their community.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
HBO Documentary Films Trilogy Films Maceo-Lyn Production Sony Pictures Television - Nonfiction
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

middle school wrongful conviction 1980s innocent in jail middle schoolers

Quick Facts

Release Date October 30, 2026
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt39163238

Cast

Key Crew

Dawn Porter
Director
Dawn Porter
Producer
Miriam Weintraub
Producer
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Lisa Heller
Executive Producer
Sara Rodriguez
Executive Producer
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Executive Producer
Kamilah Forbes
Executive Producer
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