ESPN Films had commissioned Spike Lee to create an eight-part documentary regarding former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The series, however, will not be released.

Via Reuters.com, both ESPN and Lee said on Saturday that the docuseries is dead.

“ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences,” ESPN said in a statement issued to Reuters.com on Saturday.

Lee told Reuters.com on Friday that the plug had been pulled on the project.

“It’s not coming out,” Lee said. “That’s all I can say.”

Lee declined to provide any details.

“I can’t,” Lee said. “I signed a nondisclosure [agreement]. I can’t talk about it.”

There were indications last September of problems. Matt Belloni of Puck reported

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