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David Makes Man

Created by Tarell Alvin McCraney

2019–2021

A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.

First aired
14 Aug 2019
Episode length
43 min
Country
United States
Language
English
Cinematography
Bob Scott, Todd Dos Reis
Music
Gary Gunn
Executive producers
Denitria Harris-Lawrence, John J. Strauss, Melissa Loy and 4 others
Producers
Allison Davis, Jaquén Castellanos, Wayne Morris
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Seasons · 20 episodes

  • Season 1

    2019

    David Makes Man is a coming-of-age drama that follows David, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty. David must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.

  • Season 2

    2021

    Season 2 of David Makes Man fast-forwards 20 years and finds David in his early 30s, a rising business man facing an opportunity that will change him and his community forever; the mounting pressure forces David to choose between the instincts that helped him survive or finding a new way to finally, truly live.

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