Colin Kaepernick’s life is headed for a TV near you, as a teenager that is.
Ava DuVernay, the powerhouse behind OWN series ‘Queen Sugar’ and blockbuster film ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair that she is working on a TV comedy series that centers around Kaepernick’s high school years.
… and DuVernay has a lot to do: casting for her yet-to-be-named Netflix limited series about the Central Park Five; working with editors, directors, and writers on the third season of Queen Sugar, which started airing May 29; putting the finishing touches on her CBS pilot, Red Line; and meeting with her Wrinkle producer Jim Whitaker on two new projects, including the Battle of Versailles movie at HBO and a TV comedy series with Colin Kaepernick that centers on his high-school life.
DuVernay goes on to say to the series
will be like “‘Friday Night Lights’ meets ‘Everybody Hates Chris.’”
Kaepernick was adopted and raised by a white couple as an infant in California. The series will center on his years as a student at John H. Pitman High School where he was an athletic standout.