Netflix has found two significant names to play the adoptive parents of Colin Kaepernick in the upcoming series `Colin in Black & White.` Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman will fill the roles of Rick and Teresa Kaepernick in the series directed by Emmy award-winner Ava Duvernay, Netflix announced on Wednesday.

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.

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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.