Colin Kaepernick's Life to Become Netflix Series From Ava DuVernay

hollywoodreporter.com ^ | 6/29/20 | Lesley Goldberg

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Colin Kaepernick's Life to Become Netflix Series From Ava DuVernay

'Colin in Black & White' will tell the story of the athlete and activist's adolescent life.

Colin Kaepernick's formative years are becoming a Netflix series.

The athlete and activist is teaming with Ava DuVernay for Colin in Black & White, a scripted limited drama that has been picked up straight to series at the streaming giant.

The six-episode series will examine Kaepernick's adolescent life, focusing on his high school years and the acts and experiences that led him to become the activist he is today. Kaepernick will appear as himself as the narrator of the series, which will cast an actor to play the younger version of the star quarterback.

Kaepernick in 2016 protested racial injustice, police brutality and systematic oppression when he kneeled during the national anthem ahead of a San Francisco 49ers game. His act of protest was, at the time, considered polarizing with both NFL officials and fans, eventually drawing the ire of President Trump, who urged team owners to fire players who protest during the national anthem. Kaepernick became a free agent in 2017 and filed a lawsuit against the NFL and its owners, alleging that they colluded to keep him out of the league. He remains a free agent. More recently, in the wake of George Floyd's killing at the hands of Minnesota police, Kaepernick has become another face of the Black Lives Matter movement.

[JennysCool]

Is he really that interesting?

I guess "interesting" isn't that big a requirement anymore. They're also making a movie about James Comey!

[G Larry]

It will be like a Hillary book.

Liberals will buy it, but nobody will watch.

[Mr. Jeeves]

He has done much better in terms of fame and fortune than he ever could have as an unsung third-string backup. I’d say he has managed his entertainment career perfectly.

[Karliner]

So it’s a movie of a quarterback who couldn’t throw a spiral over seven yards?

[faucetman]

Where can I PRE buy? /S

[yesthatjallen]

Kaepernick was born in 1987 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Heidi Russo, who is white. His birth father, who is African-American (of Ghanaian, Nigerian, and Ivorian ancestry[a]), separated from Russo before Kaepernick was born. Russo placed Kaepernick for adoption with a white couple named Rick and Teresa Kaepernick. The couple had two older children: son Kyle and daughter Devon. The Kaepernicks decided to adopt a boy after losing two other sons to heart defects.

[Sacajaweau]

Makes me want to puke.

[mass55th]

Are they going to show his white privileged upbringing under the guidance of his white adopted family?

[Wilderness Conservative]

Lots of good stuff on Netflix. Too bad they feel compelled to do this crap. Im lucky to have a friend’s logon so I watch for free as a guest and they get no $ from moi.

[WashingtonSource]

What will they title it?

I suggest “Nowhere Man.”

The descriptive phrase:

“I was a nobody in football but became famous for being the world’s biggest whiner.”

[RightGeek]

[Rainier1789]

When I first saw Kaepernick, I assumed he was white with that Eastern European name. If blacks are so disadvantaged and “victimized”, why is it that so many light-skinned African-Americans who could easily pass as white, choose to identify as black?

[servantboy777]

Glad I canceled Netflix

[colorado tanker]

Strangest thing. I don’t think the Netflix on my TV can play this movie. Darn.

[Sam Gamgee]

Netflix is pumping out a lot of crap lately.