From Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, follow the path of one ordinary high school kid who became extraordinary. The series based on the early life of the former San Fransisco 49ers quarterback
From co-creators Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick comes Colin in Black & White, 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.
Limited Series
Launch Date: October 29, 2021
Format: 6 x 30 minute episodes
Co-Creators: Ava DuVernay & Colin Kaepernick
Directors: Ava DuVernay (Episode 101 and all of the present-day Colin Kaepernick scenes), Sheldon Candis (Episode 102), Robert Townsend (Episodes 103 and 104), Angel Kristi Williams (Episode 105), Kenny Leon (Episode 106)
Executive Producers: Ava DuVernay, Colin Kaepernick, Michael Starrbury
Cast: Jaden Michael, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman, Colin Kaepernick
