Ja’Siah Young Returns in Starring Role in Netflix Sci-Fi Series ‘Raising Dion’ Season 2 Premiering Tuesday, February 1 at 12 a.m. PST
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(Easton, PA) Ja’Siah Young reprises his starring role as Dion Warren, a 10-year-old boy learning how to control his superpowers and defeat monsters. Two years after its 2019 debut, the series based on Dennis Liu’s comic book and the short film returns to Netflix Tuesday, February 1 at 12 a.m. PST.
After the death of her husband Mike (Michael B. Jordan), Dion’s mother Nicole (Alisha Wainwright) struggled to help her son figure out how to use his newfound powers. In Season 2, Dion becomes more adept at utilizing his special talents with the help of his trainer Tevin (Rome Flynn) from the biotechnology firm Biona. Young explains, “Telekinesis, definitely better. There’s wielding energy. Remember the basement scene from Season 1 where I’m trying to hold the fireball and I lose control of it? He’s definitely better at that. His agility is definitely way better. His invisibility, that not so much as everything else. That’s the one thing that he’s still working on.”
Young is excited about the new season and loves playing a kid superhero on television. “I get the chance to inspire young kids to get to know that anything is possible,” he says. “The older you get, you begin to realize that you can’t become a hero or have superpowers, but I get to be that voice. There are other ways you can be a superhero. You can be a superhero of the earth. You could pick up trash and stop littering. Or you could be someone like my dad, he’s a detective. You could be a police officer, a fireman. You could be a doctor.”
About Raising Dion
“Raising Dion” follows the story of Nicole (Alisha Wainwright) and her son Dion (Ja’Siah Young) after Dion starts to manifest several mysterious, superhero-like abilities. Two years after defeating the Crooked Man (Jason Ritter), Season Two follows Dion as he continues honing his powers with the support of his mom and Tevin (Rome Flynn), his Biona trainer who catches Nicole’s eye. After befriending new student Brayden (Griffin Robert Faulkner) – a fellow powered kid – a series of alarming events unfold, and Dion learns that danger is still looming. Navigating twists, turns, and surprise visitors, Dion and Nicole must prevail again — not just to save themselves, but the entire city of Atlanta.
About Ja’Siah Young
A native of Easton, PA, Ja’Siah made his theatrical film debut playing Zoe Kravitz’s son in “Rough Night” also starring Scarlett Johansson. He has also appeared in “Nicole and O.J.” (2019), “Law & Order: SVU” (2019), Nickelodeon’s “Sunny Day” (2018) and many other commercials, print and other work.
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