Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay team up for Netflix series

about the high school years of Colin Kaepernick.“Ava is an extraordinarily gifted and thoughtful storyteller,” said Mike Darnell, president of Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television.

sleeping. How do you feel threatened when you’re a police officer and they’re sleeping? Come on now.” “We tried peaceful protesting.

pisodes will be available on Disney-owned platforms, including ESPN, Hulu, Pixar and The Undefeated, an ESPN platform that covers racial and cultural issues, the companies said.The first project coming out of the partnership is a series chronicling Kaepernick’s last five years.

Colin Kaepernick is set to be featured in an upcoming docuseries produced by ESPN Films as a part of a first-look deal announced by The Walt Disney Co. on Monday.

Colin Kaepernick is linking up with Disney for a brand new docuseries.

The Walt Disney Co. on Monday announced an overall first-look deal with Colin Kaepernick.

Colin Kaepernick is telling his story. On Monday, Disney announced that it has signed an overall deal with the 32-year-old former NFL player, which will include an ESPN Films docuseries on his journey.The untitled series will include new interviews as well as archival footage from the last five years.Disney's overall deal with Kaepernick's production company, Ra Vision Media, will focus on telling both scripted and unscripted stories focusing on race, social injustice and equality.

Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co.

Colin Kaepernick has signed a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company, which will include a docuseries about his life.

Ava DuVernay has signed on to make a new series about sportsman and activist Colin Kaepernick’s early years.The longtime friends will collaborate on the six-part Colin in Black & White, which will focus on Kaepernick’s teenage years and early sports success in California, before he spearheaded a social and civil rights movement by taking a knee during the U.S. National Anthem at a San Francisco 49ers game in 2016 to protest police brutality against African-Americans.

Ava Duvernay has signed on to make a new series about sportsman and activist Colin Kaepernick’s early years.The longtime friends will collaborate on the six-part Colin in Black & White, which will focus on Kaepernick’s teenage years and early sports success in California before he spearheaded a social and civil rights movement by taking a knee during the U.S.

Colin Kaepernick’s life is being turned into a scripted series for Netflix and Ava DuVernay is executive producing the project!

Colin Kaepernick's adolescent life is getting the Netflix treatment. The former NFL star's years in high school are being turned into a new scripted limited series, Netflix announced on Tuesday. , from Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, was conceived in 2019, and recently completed writing in May.

Netflix is teaming up with Emmy Award-winning director Ava DuVernay to bring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s adolescent life to the television screen.

It’s interesting how things change over time, huh? One of the by-products of the George Floyd murder and the Black Lives Matter protests over the last month is how the world has come around to agree with the silent protest of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Colin Kaepernick's life is getting the Netflix treatment. The streaming service has announced that Ava DuVernay has signed on to executive produce Colin in Black & White, a limited drama about the Kaepernick's high school years.

Colin Kaepernick for its next project: The streamer has ordered “Colin in Black & White,” a limited series based on the athlete and activist’s teenage years, TVLine has learned.Spanning six episodes, the drama will focus on Kaepernick’s formative high school experience, “lending meaningful insight into the acts and experiences that led him to become the activist he is today,” per the official description.

Colin Kaepernick’s formative teen years will be the subject of a new scripted drama series from Ava DuVernay.