Following the death of Killmonger, the actor is currently preparing a superhero series for Netflix with music video director Dennis Liu. The series titled Raising Dion, is an adaptation of a short film produced by the American director Alana Mayo .
The plot of Raising Dion focuses on an African American widowed mother named Nicole Reese. Following the death of her husband, Mark (Michael B. Jordan), Nicole tries to bring up her son Dion as best she can, despite his strong character.
Her task becomes even more complicated when the young boy begins to develop superhuman abilities as he grows up. With the help of her late husband’s best friend, Pat (Jason Ritter), Nicole must protect her son from media exposure and from a dangerous organization seeking to exploit Dion’s powers for its own interests.
The character played by Jason Ritter is described as a nerdy comics fan, who is very close to the Reese family, and particularly to Mark. Pat is an intelligent, accomplished and attractive man, who has a strong bond with Dion. Meanwhile, the character of Mark, played by Michael B. Jordan, will appear only sporadically in the series in the form of flashbacks and memories. The name of the actor set to play the role of Nicole has not yet been released.
In terms of the script and production, Michael B. Jordan and Dennis Liu have brought together some big names to work on Raising Dion: Carol Barbee (UnREAL), Michael Green (American Gods, Heroes) and Charles D. King (Fences, Mudbound). Filming will soon begin for the show, which will be released on Netflix in 2019.
MBJ is doing pretty well. Welldone you.
This will be absolutely awesome!!! can’t wait!