US EditionESPN will not air Spike Lee's docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, citing 'creative differences'
The docuseries was canceled due to creative disagreements between Spike Lee and Colin Kaepernick, with ESPN deciding not to air the project after production delays.
- Spike Lee’s planned multi-episode project about Colin Kaepernick, the ex-NFL player known for his protests against racial injustice, has been canceled and will not be released as of August 2025.
- Production began in 2022 but the project stalled due to creative differences among Lee, Kaepernick, and ESPN, leading to a joint decision to halt the series.
- The documentary aimed to provide an in-depth, personal perspective on Kaepernick’s NFL career and activism through extensive interviews but encountered delays due to differing creative opinions.
- ESPN praised the hard work involved but acknowledged on Saturday that they no longer plan to proceed, and Lee declined to elaborate citing a nondisclosure agreement.
- The athlete whose 2016 decision to kneel during the national anthem brought widespread attention to issues of systemic racism has not participated in the NFL since that year and filed a collusion complaint that was resolved in 2019.
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The documentary series will no longer be released due to "creative differences".
The iconic Spike Lee directed a documentary series for cable channel ESPN about American football star Colin Kaepernick, who ignited public discourse nearly a decade ago by protesting racial injustice. ESPN will now not air the series.
ESPN will not air Spike Lee’s docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, citing ‘creative differences’ - West Hawaii Today
Director Spike Lee’s multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said.
A planned documentary series by US director Spike Lee about the former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will not appear.
ESPN will ‘no longer proceed’ with Spike Lee’s Colin Kaepernick docuseries: ‘It’s not coming out’
Director Spike Lee's multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said.
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