Raising Dion Showrunner Carol Barbee on Netflix’s Singular Superhero Show
On film or television, there has never been a superhero origin story with a focus on the superhero’s mom. That changes with the new Netflix show Raising Dion, which is based on a 2015 comic book of the same name by Dennis Liu. The show features Alisha Wainwright as Nicole Reese, a young widow raising 8-year-old Dion (Ja’Siah Young), who begins to exhibit superhuman abilities. Michael B. Jordan plays her late husband Mark,
Michael B. Jordan’s Superhero Series Raising Dion Releases First Trailer
Executive producer and star Michael B. Jordan is one of the driving forces behind Raising Dion, a new superpowered series on Netflix based on the comic by Dennis Liu (who’s also on board as a director). Raising Dion follows the Warren family, whose son (the titular Dion, played by Ja’Siah Young) is not your average tyke. In fact, Dion’s got some major superpowers, and his mom Nicole (played by Alisha Wainwright) needs to figure out how to protect him.
