Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman to play young Colin Kaepernick’s Parent in ‘Colin in Black & White’ Limited Series

Netflix has announced that Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman have been cast to play the adopted parents of young Colin Kaepernick in the Ava Duvernay-produced limited series Colin in Black & White for Netflix.

It was previously announced that Jaden Michael will star as Colin Kaepernick during his formative high school years.  The six-episode series will provide an introspective look at Kaepernick’s adolescent years as a Black teen growing up with a white adopted family.  It will follow his journey to become a great quarterback while defining his identity and lending meaningful insight into the acts and experiences that led him to become the Freedom Fighter he is today.

Teresa and Rick Kaepernick, the adoptive parents of Colin Kaepernick, must navigate what it means to raise a Black child in a predominantly white family and community. 

Colin in Black & White was created by Super Bowl quarterback and Freedom Fighter Colin Kaepernick and Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava DuVernay.  Emmy Award®Nominee Michael Starrbury writes and serves as executive producer, alongside DuVernay and Kaepernick who will appear as himself as narrator of the series.