{"id":9654,"date":"2018-06-27T06:41:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T10:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/phylicia-rashad-leads-cast-new-drama\/"},"modified":"2018-06-27T06:41:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T10:41:31","slug":"phylicia-rashad-leads-cast-of-new-own-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/phylicia-rashad-leads-cast-of-new-own-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Phylicia Rashad Leads Cast of New OWN Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has revealed the cast of its new original drama <em>David Makes Man<\/em>, which will star Emmy nominee Phylicia Rashad (<em>Creed<\/em>, <em>The Cosby Show<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>David Makes Man\u00a0<\/em>centers on\u00a0a 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. He must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out. The series, produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television, marks the TV debut of Academy Award winner\u00a0Tarell\u00a0Alvin McCraney (<em>Moonlight<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>McCraney wrote the coming-of-age drama and will serve as executive producer alongside Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy (<em>Revenge<\/em>), Michael B. Jordan\u00a0(<em>Creed<\/em>) and Oprah Winfrey.<\/p>\n<p>Dee Harris-Lawrence (<em>Shots Fired<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.<\/em>) has been tapped as showrunner and will also join the executive producer\u00a0team. Production will begin this summer for a 2019 premiere.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Rashad in the cast are Akili McDowell\u00a0(<em>The Astronaut Wives Club<\/em>), Nathaniel Logan McIntyre\u00a0(<em>Magic Camp<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Barry<\/em>), Isaiah Johnson\u00a0(<em>Hamilton<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Color Purple<\/em>), Ade Chike Torbert\u00a0(<em>East Los High<\/em>) and Jordan Bolger\u00a0(<em>Peaky Blinders<\/em>). Also among the cast are Cayden K. 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