‘Colin in Black and White’ trailer: The story behind the sportsman who ‘took a knee’ against racism in the U.S.

Produced by Ava DuVernay, ‘Colin in Black and White’ is a Netflix biographical drama miniseries on NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s formative years leading up to him becoming a footballer and activist

You don’t know Kaepernick until you know Colin. From co-creators Ava DuVernay and former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick comes Colin in Black and White, a 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.

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The series, to be released in six episodes of 30 minutes each, stars Jaden Michael as a younger 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 Kaepernick himself, who appears as the present-day narrator of his own story, guiding viewers through an array of historical and contemporary contextual moments.