Netflix has announced that ‘Raising Dion’ has been renewed for a second season! The second season will contain eight episodes, which is one episode less compared to season 1. with production set to begin this year. This news was revealed on the Strong Black Lead Netflix Twitter account:
I HAVE SOME NEWS FRIENDS!! #RaisingDion has officially been renewed for a second season, with production set to begin this year!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/GZDNtyY72P
— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) January 2, 2020
The official Netflix US Twitter account retweeted the news, stating that ‘Raising Dion’ is one of the most popular Netflix series released in 2019!
So excited for the return of Raising Dion — one of the ten most popular series Netflix released in 2019! https://t.co/HDBgGEecbL
— Netflix (@netflix) January 2, 2020
‘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.
However, there is currently no release date set for the forthcoming second season.