10.15.2021
Two Weeks Before the Release of Colin In Black and White, Colin Kaepernick Graces the Cover of EBONY Magazine
Co-Created by Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, Colin in Black and White Comes to Netflix on October 29th
Athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick is the latest cover subject for EBONY Magazine. In his interview with EBONY, Colin discusses his activism, his football career, and his new Netflix series Colin in Black and White, created by Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay. A dramatic limited series that chronicles Kaepernick’s coming of age story, Colin in Black and White streams exclusively on Netflix starting October 29th.
Read Colin’s interview with EBONY: https://www.ebony.com/colin-kaepernick/
COLIN IN BLACK AND WHITE INFO:
Releasing Globally on Netflix on October 29th, 2021
From co-creators Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick comes Colin in Black and White, a bold new dramatic 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 and 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
Executive Producers: Ava DuVernay, Colin Kaepernick, Michael Starrbury
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)
Cast: Jaden Michael, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman, Colin Kaepernick
Watch the trailer HERE
Download key art HERE
Download images here HERE
Read Colin & Ava’s New Blog Post HERE
Contact:
For press inquiries regarding Colin in Black and White, please contact Erin or Myles
If interested in viewing a pre-release screener, please email netflix@audibletreats.com
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