The brand new original series “Raising Dion,” starring Alisha Wainwright, Ja’Siah Young and Michael B. Jordan, launches on Netflix October 4, 2019, and the trailer is here today.
This one doesn’t look like it’s necessarily home to all that many horror elements, though Netflix does list it as being a “thriller.” There’s always a dark side to magical powers, after all…
“Raising Dion” follows the story of a woman named Nicole (Alisha Wainwright), who raises her son Dion (newcomer Ja’Siah Young) after the death of her husband, Mark (Michael B. Jordan). The normal dramas of raising a son as a single mom are amplified when Dion starts to manifest several mysterious, superhero-like abilities. Nicole must now keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of Mark’s best friend Pat (Jason Ritter), and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities.
Carol Barbee serves as show-runner of the series, based on the comic book by Dennis Liu.
The first season of “Raising Dion” includes 9 episodes (1 hour each).
