“Colin in Black & White” in coming to Netflix on October 29th, 2021, check out the New Trailer!
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.
