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Colin in Black & White
Promotional poster
Genre	Drama
Created by	Ava DuVernay Colin Kaepernick
Starring	Jaden Michael Nick Offerman Mary-Louise Parker Colin Kaepernick
Narrated by	Colin Kaepernick
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Ava DuVernay Colin Kaepernick Paul Garnes
Cinematography	Matthew J. Lloyd
Editor	Jessica Hernández
Running time	27–35 minutes
Production company	ARRAY Filmworks
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)

Colin in Black & White is an American drama television limited series that premiered on Netflix on October 29, 2021.

In advance of the series premiere, the pilot episode received a preview screening in the Primetime program at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

Premise

A dramatization of the teenage years of athlete Colin Kaepernick and the experiences that led him to become an activist.

Cast

• Colin Kaepernick as Narrator (Voice)
• Jaden Michael as Colin Kaepernick
• Mary-Louise Parker as Teresa Kaepernick
• Nick Offerman as Rick Kaepernick
• Mace Coronel as Jake

Episodes

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 79% based on 39 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Black & White's clunky format fumbles the fundamentals of storytelling, but this hybrid series nonetheless scores a touchdown in conveying Colin Kaepernick's truth, even if the reality is absent." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave the series a B and described the series as "an uneven but ultimately edifying portrayal of the young athlete's coming of age as a biracial boy growing up in a predominantly white world."

Accolades

It was nominated for a Peabody Award in 2022.

References

1. Lawrence, Derek (August 12, 2021). "Get a first look at Netflix's Colin Kaepernick series Colin in Black & White". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2. The Canadian Press (August 13, 2021). "Julia Child doc, Colin Kaepernick drama, CBC genderfluid dramedy join TIFF lineup". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
3. Hipes, Patrick (August 12, 2021). "'Colin In Black & White' Gets Netflix Premiere Date And First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
4. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (August 12, 2021). "Netflix's Colin in Black & White, Based on the Life of Colin Kaepernick, Sets Fall Premiere Date — First Look". TVLine. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
5. "Shows A-Z – Colin in Black & White on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
6. "Colin in Black & White: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
7. "Colin in Black & White: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
8. Baldwin, Kristen (October 25, 2021). "Colin in Black & White review: A challenging portrait of the athlete as a young man". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
9. 82nd Peabody Award Nominees Announced
10. Peabody Awards

External links

• Colin in Black & White at IMDb

• 2021 American television series debuts
• 2021 American television series endings
• 2020s American drama television miniseries
• 2020s American high school television series
• American biographical series
• American English-language television shows
• Netflix television dramas
• American television series about teenagers
• Colin Kaepernick
• Black Lives Matter art