Colin Kaepernick's high school years will come to life in 'Colin in Black and White,' a six-part Netflix series from Ava DuVernay
, will focus on Kaepernick’s formative adolescent years as a black teenager, shaping him into the civil rights leader who has protested police brutality both on and off the football field.was developed in 2019 and recently completed this past May. Emmy-nominated screenwriter Michael Starrbury, who worked with DuVernay on the acclaimed limited series, is credited as a writer and executive producer alongside DuVernay and Kaepernick, who will himself appear as the narrator of the series.
“With his act of protest, Colin Kaepernick ignited a national conversation about race and justice with far-reaching consequences for football, culture and for him, personally,” DuVernay said. “Colin’s story has much to say about identity, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience. I couldn’t be happier than to tell this story with the team at“Too often we see race and black stories portrayed through a white lens,” Kaepernick added.
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