Raising Dion
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Raising Dion (2019) is a drama and family series from Netflix. It has built a run of 17 episodes at roughly 45 minutes each. It premiered on October 4, 2019. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10. Critics sit at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. It is currently ended. It runs 2 seasons.
What Raising Dion Is About
A widowed mom sets out to solve the mystery surrounding her young son’s emerging superpowers while keeping his extraordinary gifts under wraps.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 45 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 17 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its drama/family roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Jason Ritter, Alisha Wainwright and Ja'Siah Young to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Jason Ritter, Alisha Wainwright, Ja'Siah Young, Sammi Haney, Ali Ahn and Jazmyn Simon lead the cast.
Key roles include Jason Ritter as Pat Rollins; Alisha Wainwright as Nicole Warren; Ja'Siah Young as Dion Warren; Sammi Haney as Esperanza Jiménez; Ali Ahn as Suzanne Wu.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, family and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 6.8/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2019 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and family viewers.
How Raising Dion Compares
If Raising Dion lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/family lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Raising Dion comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Raising Dion is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Jason Ritter and Alisha Wainwright doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/family roots, It has held up since 2019 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Raising Dion is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and family lane, at 17 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 6.8/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.8/10. Watch it if you want drama/family you can settle into.
