OWN has renewed the critically acclaimed drama David Makes Man from Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) for a second season. Dee Harris-Lawrence is set to return as showrunner while she, along with McCraney, Michael B. Jordan, Mike Kelley, Melissa Loy and Oprah Winfrey will serve as executive producers.
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Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney was on hand at the TCA press tour to talk about his new drama David Makes Man. It's a raw look at the life of David (Akili McDowell), a 14-year-old prodigy from the South Florida projects. Haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother (Alana…
Acting legend Phylicia Rashad took the stage with This Is Usstar Susan Kelechi Watson at the ATX Television Festival for a conversation — but before discussing her remarkable career, the Houston native was the recipient of ATX’s “Award in Television eXcellence”. After graciously accepting the award, the actress, who…
"I think every piece that I've ever made is always somehow rooted in my own truth," Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney says, as he prepares to bring his truth to television with David Makes Man.
In keeping with Barry Jenkins' Best Picture Moonlight, based on McCraney's play, the OWN drama will be another portrait of…
Series from Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney and Warner Horizon Scripted Television centers on a 14-year-old from the projects in South Florida, as he seeks a path out of poverty.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has added ten recurring and guest star cast members to the ensemble of its upcoming coming-of-age drama seriesDavid Makes Man, from Oscar-winning Moonlight co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney and Warner Horizon Scripted Television. Lela Rochon (Training Day), Trace Lysette (Transparent), Liza Co…
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is rounding out the ensemble cast of its upcoming coming -of-age drama series David Makes Man, from Oscar-winning Moonlight co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, and has named the directors who will helm Season 1.
Joining the cast as a series regular is Alana Arenas, (L.A. Confidential, Chicago P…
EXCLUSIVE: OWN’s coming -of-age drama series, from Oscar-winning Moonlight co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney in his TV debut, will be titled David Makes Man. The project, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, has set a cast led by veteran Phylicia Rashad and young actor Akili McDowell (The Astronaut Wives Club) in…
