Raising Dion
Raising Dion
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Premiered:
- Network: Netflix
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Based on the 2015 comic book and short film (Raising Dion) by Dennis Liu
- Subject Matter: Superhero
- Tags: family
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Plot Synopsis
Executive produced by Michael B. Jordan, RAISING DION is a one-hour sci-fi family drama series that tells the story of a widowed mother, Nicole, who must protect her seven-year-old son, Dion, after he starts to manifest several mysterious, superhero-like abilities -- he can move things with his mind. While exciting and cool, it's also something he knows scares his mom, who gave up her career as a professional dancer after her husband, Mark, died. Although Nicole is completely overwhelmed by raising her son alone while dealing with the loss of Mark, she is still effortlessly cool and maintains a positive outlook. Now, she keeps her son's gifts secret with the help of Mark's best friend, Pat, and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities. Based on Dennis Liu's comic book and short film of the same name, nine one-hour episodes of the series debuted on Friday, October 4, 2019 when Netflix released the entire first season at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT.
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The entire eight-episode second season of RAISING DION dropped on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 on Netflix. Two years after defeating the Crooked Man, Season 2 follows Dion as he continues honing his powers with the support of his mom and Tevin, his Biona trainer who catches Nicole's eye. After befriending new student Brayden -- a fellow powered kid -- a series of alarming events unfold, and Dion learns that danger is still looming. Navigating twists, turns, and surprise visitors, Dion and Nicole must prevail again -- not just to save themselves, but the entire city of Atlanta.
Cast
- Alisha Wainwright - Nicole Warren
- Ja'Siah Young - Dion Warren
- Jason Ritter - Pat Rollins/Crooked Man
- Jazmyn Simon - Kat
- Sammi Haney - Esperanza
- Ali Ahn - Suzanne
- Gavin Munn - Jonathan
- Griffin Robert Faulkner - Brayden Mills (Season 2)
- Rome Flynn - Tevin Wakefield (Season 2)
- Aubriana Davis - Janelle Carr (Season 2)
- Tracey Bonner - Simone Carr (Season 2)
- Josh Ventura - David Marsh (Season 2)
- Michael B. Jordan - Mark Warren
- Skyler Elyse Philpot - Steffi
- Donald Paul - Anthony
- J Harrison Ghee - Kwame
- Moriah Brown - Willa
- Dana Gourrier - Tessa
- Justice Leak - Lars
- Victor Sho - Rashad
- TJ Wright - Chris
- Kylen Davis - Malik
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Outlier Society Productions