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Summary David (Akili McDowell), a 14-year-old from the Florida projects attends a magnet school for academically gifted kids created and must decide whether to take advantage of his opportunity or return to the life as the neighborhood drug dealer in this drama series based on the life of series creator and co-writer by Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Created By: Tarell Alvin McCraney

  • OWN
  • Jun 22, 2021
  • OWN
  • Jun 22, 2021
David Makes Man
Season 2
Season Premiere: Jun 22, 2021
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Summary David (Akili McDowell), a 14-year-old from the Florida projects attends a magnet school for academically gifted kids created and must decide whether to take advantage of his opportunity or return to the life as the neighborhood drug dealer in this drama series based on the life of series creator and co-writer by Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Created By: Tarell Alvin McCraney

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 22, 2021
Barrel of Oranges
David pitches a renovation project of Homestead Village to a billionaire. Tragedy strikes JG.
Episode 2 • Jun 29, 2021
Hurston
David deals with bullying and racism at his new school.
Episode 3 • Jul 6, 2021
Y'all Gucci
Episode 4 • Jul 13, 2021
Savage, Classy, Bougie, Ratchet
Episode 5 • Jul 20, 2021
My Own Best Friend
David creates a plan to shift negative attention away from the redevelopment project but his brother will not go a long. Nicole and David's relationship stalls
Episode 6 • Jul 27, 2021
Vizcaya
David and Seren revisit the past. David announces his true plans for Homestead Village. JG reveals more about the night he was shot
Episode 7 • Aug 3, 2021
No Atheists in Rabbit Holes
David is shocked to learn who has caused the setback in his project.
Episode 8 • Aug 10, 2021
Chaos Is Come Again
A 14-year-old prodigy struggles after the death of his friend while his mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty; he must now decide between the streets that raised him and the higher education that may offer him a way out.
Episode 9 • Aug 17, 2021
Homecoming
A 14-year-old prodigy struggles after the death of his friend while his mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty; he must now decide between the streets that raised him and the higher education that may offer him a way out.
Episode 10 • Aug 24, 2021
Trouble the Water
David comes up with a new plan for the Ville; Trenise returns home; JG and Shella share a charged moment.

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81
Jun 22, 2021
Patterson is so astonishingly good at channeling the specific energy, tics, and speech patterns McDowell spent Season 1 developing for David—as are Arlen Escarpeta as Adult JG (originated by Cayden K. Williams) and Erica Luttrell as Adult Marissa (originated by Lindsey Blackwell)—that I’m willing to be convinced. If you were a fan of David Makes Man when it first premiered, I hope you’re willing to be convinced, too.
By Alexis Gunderson FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 21, 2021
The early episodes don’t feel quite as immersive and powerful as the respective stage of Season One. But the new actors are terrific.
By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW
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Jul 8, 2021
It is disappointing to report that the first three episodes of Season 2, which premièred in June, denature much of what made Season 1 a non-normative surprise. I’m not bothered by the “This Is Us” time jump, to a couple of decades into the future—it’s the general decline in quality. The dialogue, which had been so poetic and fascinatingly oblique, now seems insecure and utilitarian.
By Doreen St. Félix FULL REVIEW

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