Minno CEO Calls YOUNG DAVID Series ‘A Blessing From The Lord’

Published: December 18, 2023

Minno CEO Calls YOUNG DAVID Series ‘A Blessing From The Lord’

By Movieguide® Contributor

A new animated series, YOUNG DAVID, will explore King David’s early years.

“Young Christian families are starved for high-quality children’s media,” Minno CEO and founder Erick Goss explained.

Minno is one of the companies behind YOUNG DAVID, as well as Slingshot Productions, Sunrise Animation Studios and Angel Studios.

“Our board made a decision [to] move forward with this idea of doing a series around young David and really tell the story of how did David become a man after God’s own heart,” Goss continued. “Because obviously, when you see David from the biblical narrative, you know that there’s a lot going on before we see him going into the valley and taking on Goliath.”

The CEO called the show a “huge favor from the Lord,” adding, “I mean, I really look at this as a blessing from the Lord in response to us being faithful in stewarding what we feel like he’s called us to do.”

Goss spoke about YOUNG DAVID to Deadline as well, saying Minno’s mission is to “tell excellent stories and spark important conversations.”

“It’s exciting to be working on a series that represents the faith traditions of so many people globally,” he said.

Goss also previously discussed his desire to build a strong selection of faith-based content for children.

“I would love to see there be a robust economy around children’s media. I’d love to see there be easy distribution — that people actually know there’s Christian children’s entertainment available and they know where to access it,” he told Deseret News. “And I would love to see that available globally.”

“We wanted to show what’s possible because I think most people think there can’t be a high-quality children’s media company or there can’t be a company that’s actually creating high-quality shows,” Goss added. “What we want to show is that’s a false narrative. It’s just an issue that no one’s tried it before and done it with the right team with the right creative partners.

Movieguide® previously reported on the release of YOUNG DAVID:

YOUNG DAVID follows King David’s early years as a shepherd. Biblically rooted and historically accurate, the show tells the story of the boy who would go on to become one of the greatest heroes of the Christian faith.

Each episode focuses on a different aspect of David’s life. The first episode tells the story of David as a warrior, followed by David as a king, shepherd, poet and worshiper. Each episode will be accompanied by a young reader chapter book that helps the story become even more real.

A new episode will be released every month: