Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kwame Patterson (Snowfall, The Wire) is set to play the title role and Arlen Escarpeta (The Oath) also is set as a series regular in the second season of OWN’s acclaimed Peabody-winning drama series David Makes Man.
Patterson has been tapped to portray the title character, the adult version of David, and Escarpeta will play his brother JG, in the series which hails from Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television.
They join returning series regulars Akili McDowell, Alana Arenas, Travis Coles and Cayden K. Williams for season two.Created by McCraney and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, the first season of David Makes Man centered on David Young.
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