Netflix has just dropped the teaser for the upcoming series “Colin in Black & White” in coming to Netflix on October 29th, 2021.
The series will have six half-hour episodes. Eploring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick’s high school years leading up to him becoming the activist he is today.
From co-creators Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick , a bold new limited series that chronicles Kaepernick’s coming of age story, tackling the obstacles of race, class and culture as the Black adopted child of a white family.
Colin in Black & White stars Jaden Michael as Young Colin before reaching the highest levels of American football as an NFL quarterback and becoming a cultural icon and activist; Nick Offerman and Mary-Louise Parker as his well-meaning parents Rick and Teresa; and Colin Kaepernick himself, who appears as the present-day narrator of his own story, guiding viewers through a robust and colorfully presented array of historical and contemporary contextual moments. You don’t know Kaepernick until you know Colin.
“I’m excited to share this first peek into a project I co-created with the incomparable Ava DuVernay over the past couple of years.” Colin Kaepernick continues; “I look forward to the world meeting the incredible Jaden Michael, a young actor who plays me during my high school years, just a kid growing up in Turlock, California who wanted to play ball..”
The series will also touch on Kaepernick’s experiences as an adopted child, ultimately delving into race, class, and culture.
The cast includes Jaden Michael, Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman
Executive Producers are Ava DuVernay, Colin Kaepernick, Michael Starrbury.
