{"id":11090,"date":"2020-06-29T23:25:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T04:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=11090"},"modified":"2020-06-29T23:25:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T04:25:20","slug":"hbo-max-acquires-exclusive-streaming-rights-to-peabody-award-winning-drama-david-makes-man-starting-july-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/29\/hbo-max-acquires-exclusive-streaming-rights-to-peabody-award-winning-drama-david-makes-man-starting-july-16\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Max Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to Peabody Award-Winning Drama &#8220;David Makes Man&#8221; Starting July 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8226\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hbo-max-logo-black.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hbo-max-logo-black.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hbo-max-logo-black-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hbo-max-logo-black-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hbo-max-logo-black-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hbo-max-logo-black-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Season One of OWN and Warner Horizon Scripted Television&#8217;s Peabody Award-winning series DAVID MAKES MAN, a one-hour lyrical drama created by Academy Award(R)-winning screenwriter and Tony Award-nominated playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney (&#8220;<em>Moonlight<\/em>&#8220;), will be available to stream on HBO Max starting July 16.<\/p>\n<p>The series centers on David, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied upon 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. Set in South Florida, the series is inspired by events in McCraney&#8217;s own life and explores childhood trauma and the power of imagination to survive. In addition to winning the Peabody Award, the critically acclaimed first season of &#8220;<em>David Makes Man<\/em>&#8221; received a Critics&#8217; Choice Award nomination for Best Drama, a prestigious Gotham Award nomination, and was named to several critics&#8217; year-end &#8220;best of television&#8221; lists for 2019. 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