Raising Dion -2019-2019 Instant

★★★★☆ (4/5) – A heartfelt, visually charming debut that proves the best superhero origin is often a parenting story.

Alongside her is Pat (Jason Ritter), Mark’s best friend and Dion’s godfather. Pat steps in as a surrogate father figure and scientific guide, helping Nicole understand the source of Dion’s powers. However, viewers of the first season will note a creeping unease in Ritter’s performance—a warmth that feels just slightly too perfect, hinting at a darkness that pays off in the season’s final, shocking reveal. Released in October 2019, Raising Dion arrived without the blockbuster budget of The Umbrella Academy or Stranger Things . The visual effects are modest but effective. Dion’s powers glow with a purple, nebulous energy, and the action is kept mostly to backyards, school halls, and a single climactic battle in a storm-drenched park. Raising Dion -2019-2019

If you missed it in 2019, Raising Dion is well worth revisiting. Just keep tissues nearby. And don’t watch the last episode alone in the dark—The Crooked Man is genuinely haunting. However, viewers of the first season will note