Duvernay also announced that the series is officially in pre-production. Parker is best known for her starring role in Showtime's `Weeds,` for which she received three Emmy nominations. She has also won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and was a recurring actress on `The West Wing.
Offerman is a television veteran who found stardom as Ron Swanson on `Parks and Recreation.` Long outspoken on Twitter, a past tweet pointing out the NFL's `course correction away from racism` may indicate a personal interest in the Netflix project.
Netflix describes `Colin in Black & White` as an exploration of `Kaepernick's high school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist.` Actor Jaden Michael has already been picked for the role of a young Kaepernick.
