Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick developing Netflix series on his high school years

'Colin in Black White' will be narrated by Kaepernick and centers around his high school years as a Black child adopted into a white family.

Netflix has announced Colin in Black White, a new scripted six-part series created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay.

The limited series will be narrated by Kaepernick and centers around his high school years as a Black child adopted into a white family.

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“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 when announcing the project on Monday.

In the summer of 2018, it was reported that DuVernay was working on turning Kaepernick’s high school years into a comedic TV series.