Premiere Date, Photos Unveiled for Colin Kaepernick’s Netflix Series ‘Colin in Black & White’

Colin in Black & White (Credit: Netflix)

Netflix is bringing Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick’s limited series Colin in Black & White to television on Oct. 29.

The streamer unveiled a first look Thursday at the six-episode scripted drama, which “chronicles Kaepernick’s coming-of-age story, tackling the obstacles of race, class, and culture as the Black adopted child of a white family.”

“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. 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,” Kaepernick said in a statement.

Related StorySanaa Lathan Joins Cast of Netflix Action Thriller ‘Hit and Run’

The activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback also shared the newly-released photos on Twitter, which show series star Jaden Michael (Vampires vs. the Bronx) walking the halls of a high school as a Kaepernick.

In another image, co-stars Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman proudly look on as Kaepernick’s adoptive parents Rick and Teresa. The images also show Kaepernick watching the project.

Netflix announced the six-episode series with DuVernay and Kaepernick serving as co-executive producers. The project reunites DuVernay with her When They See Us collaborator Michael Starrbury, who serves as a writer and co-executive producer.

DuVernay directed the first episode, while Sheldon Candis, Robert Townsend, Angel Kristi Williams, and Kenny Leon helmed the remaining episodes. Kaepernick serves as narrator of Colin in Black & White.

The quarterback became a free agent after he sparked controversy in 2016, by taking a knee during the national anthem at NFL games to protest police violence and systemic racism.

He settled a multi-million dollar collusion lawsuit with the NFL in February 2019.


Discover more from Urban Hollywood 411

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

About Jacquelinne Mejia

Jacquelinne Mejia is a writer and social media producer in Los Angeles. She can be reached on Twitter @JackieMejia.