Are you in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex area or know someone who is?
I have 30 FREE seats to a private screening of the first episode of the new original Netflix series RAISING DION at the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands at 5:30PM this September 30th, 2019, and I want you to be my guest.
All you need to do is send me an email here and I’ll reserve a seat for you!
Raising Dion, starring Alisha Wainwright, Ja’Siah Young, and Michael B. Jordan, launches globally on Netflix October 4, 2019.
I’ve already watched all 9 one-hour episodes of RAISING DION, I can guarantee that you are going to love it. I’m also going to be interviewing Alisha Wainwright and Jason Ritter earlier on Monday the 30th, so watch for my updates.
“A mother… stands between the unknown and the known.” – Maya Angelou
Based on the Comic Book by Dennis Liu, 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.
Characters in RAISING DION
JA’SIAH YOUNG – “Dion Warren”
The adorable 8-year-old son of Nicole and Mark, Dion is a precocious boy with an affinity for superheroes and science. This affinity becomes his challenging reality as he begins to develop mysterious abilities, making his life difficult as he enters a new school and deals with the trauma of losing his father when he needed him the most.
ALISHA WAINWRIGHT – “Nicole Warren”
A big dreamer who faces reality as a widowed mother of a special young boy, Nicole navigates the trials and tribulations of parenthood alone once her husband, Mark, passes. She struggles to balance everything once Dion begins to develop superhuman abilities, creating a hectic day-to-day in which she strives to protect his childhood and his safety.
JASON RITTER – “Pat Rollins”
Always doubted and misunderstood, Pat’s passion for science and comics sets an image of a seemingly awkward man, yet his warmth wins Dion over amidst the loss of his father. Pat was Mark’s best friend since their college days at Columbia, and after Mark’s passing makes a big effort to be there for Nicole and Dion, and loves them like family.
MICHAEL B. JORDAN – “Mark Warren”
Mark was an adventurous, intelligent man who made a point of making the most of life out of his lifelong passion for STEM. Such an ambitious nature eventually leads to Mark’s demise, one that Nicole begins to realize was under much more mysterious circumstances than she originally thought.
JAZMYN SIMON – “Kat Neese”
Kat is a surgical resident and Nicole’s sister. She’s the one that has her life together, and can’t help but correct Nicole on her life and parenting. All in all, she’s a wonderful and supportive aunt and sister, but has a hard time biting her tongue as she watches her sister make mistakes.
SAMMI HANEY – “Esperanza Jimenez”
A ride or die you always want in your corner, Esperanza is a bright classmate of Dion who has brittle bone disease. A brilliant artist wise beyond her years, she looks out for Dion in an endearing manner, and, though it takes a while, Dion grows to realize she is his best friend.
RAISING DION’s showrunner is Carol Barbee, with Executive Producers Michael B. Jordan, Kenny Goodman, Kim Roth, Dennis Liu, Michael Green, and Charles D. King’s MACRO and produced by Super Spring Productions.
Are you excited for RAISING DION? I hope to you at the Alamo! You will be asked to make a $5.00 payment at the door to be used as a food/beverage credit towards any purchases in theatre.
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