Inside the Decision That Made Michael Iskander Take House of David’s Title Role
Michael Iskander reveals what convinced him to take on the titular role in House of David, as the historical drama’s latest season debuted Oct. 5 on Wonder Project following its February premiere on Prime Video.
Season 2 of House of David just landed, and star Michael Iskander is out here explaining why he signed up to play one of the Bible's most complicated leads. Spoiler: he likes the messiness. Same.
- Season 2 premiered October 5 on the platform Wonder Project.
- The series originally debuted on Prime Video back in February and has been a hit with subscribers since.
- It is a historical drama centered on David, yes that David, with the show leaning into both the legend and the scandal.
Why Iskander took the crown
Talking with AP News about Season 2, Iskander said the appeal was David's contradictions — the poet and psalm writer who is also a warrior, then a king. In his words:
"David is known for being the Psalm writer, and the poet. But he was also a warrior. He became a king. And so, this man has so many aspects to his life."
He also points to the Bathsheba scandal as part of the draw — not because it's noble, but because it shows how messy this guy was. The show does not dodge the ugly parts: even with multiple wives (eight, per the story), David sleeps with a soldier's wife and then covers it up by arranging that soldier's death. And yet he's still called a man after God's own heart. Iskander frames the series as digging into that contradiction — how the heart is the point, and how a heart pointed toward God can take down giants, even when the person is deeply flawed.
Season 2 snapshot
The new season drops David into a country on the brink: Saul's rule is crumbling, Israel is wobbling, and David is moving from shepherd to battlefield standout while trying to balance loyalty with fate. On top of that, the Iron Age is kicking in, changing how wars are fought. Expect splintering families, forbidden relationships, shifting alliances, and a pretty direct collision between faith and power with Israel's future on the line.
Quick inside baseball
The distribution is a little unusual: House of David launched on Prime Video in February, but Season 2 is premiering on Wonder Project as of October 5. Not your standard rollout, but here we are.