Lana Hampton joined David Make’s Man actors Travis Cole (Mx. Elijah) and Nathaniel McIntyre (Young Seren) for a virtual media event to talk about season two of OWN’s drama series.
In Lana’s interview Travis Cole talks about how much time has changed the characters. Gloria and the boys have moved from The Ville and Mx Elijah becomes more frail. Nathaniel McIntyre also talks about the complexity of his role and how he prepared for his role as Seren. Checkout the interview below.
Season two finds David in his 30s (played by Kwame Patterson, “Snowfall,” “The Wire”), a rising businessman 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 truly live. Production returned to Orlando, Florida and commenced filming in October. The show will return on Tuesday, June 22nd.
About “David Makes Man”
The Peabody Award-winning series produced by Warner Bros. Television also received a Critics’ Choice Award nomination for “Best Drama,” a prestigious Gotham Award nomination, and has been named to several critics’ 2019 year-end “best of television” lists. “David Makes Man” premiered to overwhelming critical acclaim in August 2019. The New York Times called the show “deeply beautiful and distinctive” while The Washington Post called it “one of the most original and riveting TV shows this year.” During its first season run, the series ranked #2 in its time period across all cable with African-American women and reached over 4.1 million unique viewers on OWN. Season two fast-forwards and finds David in his 30s (played by Kwame Patterson, “Snowfall,” “The Wire”), a rising businessman 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 truly live. The adult versions of David and his brother JG played by Patterson and Arlen Escarpeta join returning series regulars Akili McDowell, Alana Arenas, Travis Coles and Cayden K. Williams for season two.
