“Colin in Black & White” Netflix Release Date; When Does It Start?

What Is Colin in Black & White About?

From Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, Colin In Black and White shows the coming of age story of a kid who just wanted to play ball, but was destined for much more. Jaden Michael stars as young Colin Kaepernick in this six-part series about the athlete turned activist's high school years.

About Colin in Black & White: 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.

Some people play the game. Others change it. From Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, follow the path of one ordinary high school kid who became extraordinary. Jaden Michael stars as young Colin Kaepernick in Colin in Black & White.

Colin in Black & White
Limited Series Launch Date: October 29, 2021
Format: 6 x 30 minute episodes
Co-Creators: Ava DuVernay & Colin Kaepernick
Directors: Ava DuVernay, Sheldon Candis, Robert Townsend, Angel Kristi Williams, Kenny Leon
Executive Producers: Ava DuVernay, Colin Kaepernick, Michael Starrbury
Cast: Jaden Michael, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman, Colin Kaepernick
Producer quote: “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.” – Colin Kaepernick, Co-Creator and Executive Producer, Colin in Black & White.

The last episode of the series was released on September 11, 2021 in the US.

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