Young David (miniseries)

Young David is a Christian five-part animated television miniseries created by Phil Cunningham, based on 1 Samuel featuring the character of the same name, distributed by Angel Studios and produced by Minno with Sunrise Productions and Slingshot Productions. It follows the humble beginnings of young David as a shepherd, a warrior, a musician, and a poet.

Young David
Genre	Christian media Adventure Animation
Created by	Phil Cunningham
Based on	1 Samuel
Starring	Brandon Engman Sloan Muldown David Rosenber Edan Moses
Composer	Andries Smit
Country of origin	South Africa United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Phil Cunningham Jacqui Cunningham
Camera setup	Charl Collocott
Running time	6 minutes
Production companies	Minno Angel Studios Slingshot Productions Sunrise Productions
Original release
Release	November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10) – March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)
Related
David

The series serves as a prequel for the upcoming animated film, David, set to be released in 2025.^[1]

Synopsis

Young David explores the developmental years of young David as a shepherd, as a warrior, as a musician, and as a poet.^[1]

Cast and characters

• Brandon Engman voices David: A young shepherd from Bethlehem, who plays lyre and composes poetry.
• Sloan Muldown voices Zeruiah: The younger sister of David.
• David Rosenber voices Doeg: The hostile head shepherd of King Saul.
• Edan Moses voices Eliab: The oldest brother of David.

Episodes

Episodes are released monthly on both Minno and Angel Studios, beginning on November 10, 2023 and ended on March 8, 2024.^[2]

No.	Title [1]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Warrior"	Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham	Brent Dawes	November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)
2	"King"	Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham	Brent Dawes and Kyle Portbury	December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08)
3	"Shepherd"	Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham	Brent Dawes	January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)
4	"Poet"	Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham	Brent Dawes	February 9, 2024 (2024-02-09)
5	"Worshipper"	Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham	Brent Dawes	March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)

Production

The episodes of the series were kept short due to the cost of animation.^[3] The series features two original songs from award-winning artist Jonas Myrin.^[4] In November 2023, it was announced that Minno would be releasing an illustrated companion picture book. The book would correspond to each episode of the series.^[5]