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Colin in Black & White

★ 6.3 9K votes 2021–2021 1 season · 6 episodes Ended Netflix
Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 9/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jaden MichaelNick OffermanMary-Louise ParkerColin KaepernickMace CoronelAmarr
Written by
Colin KaepernickAva DuVernay
Starring
Jaden MichaelNick OffermanMary-Louise ParkerColin KaepernickMace CoronelAmarr
Written by
Colin KaepernickAva DuVernay
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A memoir crossed with a civics lesson"

This limited series dramatizes Colin Kaepernick's teenage years growing up as a Black kid adopted by a white family in a mostly white California town, chasing football and baseball dreams while navigating race, identity, and double standards. Kaepernick himself appears throughout as narrator, breaking from the drama to speak directly to camera about the broader context behind each scene. It's part coming-of-age story, part video essay, mixing earnest teen drama with pointed social commentary. The tone is sincere and didactic rather than subtle, so it plays best as a conversation-starter rather than pure entertainment.

Watch it for

Kaepernick's direct-to-camera commentary connecting his teenage experiences to larger patterns of racism.

Maybe skip if

you prefer subtle storytelling over a show that explicitly lectures its audience.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12021
6.72K63h 9m
Colin Kaepernick narrates this drama series recounting his formative years navigating race, class and culture while aspiring for greatness.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Cornrows6.5
45535 min
▶2Quarterbackin'6.9
36127 min
▶3Road Trip6.8
33835 min
▶4The Decision6.7
31430 min
▶5Crystal6.5
30429 min
▶6Dear Colin6.8
36033 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jaden Michael Young Colin Kaepernick
Nick Offerman Rick Kaepernick
Mary-Louise Parker Teresa Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick Narrator, Self
Mace Coronel Jake
Amarr Eddie
Howard M. Lockie Coach Parker
Klarke Pipkin Crystal
Jacob Buster Jordan
Doug Long Ump

Crew

Ava DuVernay

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