That was quick! Just shortly after announcing that Raven-Symone was returning to her Disney Channel roots with an all-new sitcom, Disney confirmed that the show had gotten a full-series order. Now, just a few weeks later, we already have our first trailer for the show, appropriately calledRaven’s Home. you may get a first look in the video below thanks to theDisneyChannel. They say this about the upcoming sitcom.
“Home is where the heart is, and there is a whole lot of heart at Raven’s Home.Starring Raven Symoné (Raven Baxter), Anneliese van der Pol (Chelsea Daniels), Issac Brown (Booker), Navia Robinson (Nia), Jason Maybaum (Levi) and Sky Katz (Tess). Friday, July 21st on Disney Channel, after the premiere of Descendants 2!”
Disney Channel has officiall orderedRaven’s Home, theThat’s So Raven spin-off, continuing the story of the award-winning family comedy that resonated with kids, tweens and families around the world. Production on the multicamera series began last month in Los Angeles for its big premiere in 2017. Starring are the previously announcedRaven-SymoneandAnneliese van der Pol, who will reprise their roles as best friends Raven Baxter and Chelsea Daniels.
Issac Brown(black-ish,Miles from Tomorrowland) andNavia Robinson(Being Mary Jane) have been cast as Raven’s 11-year-old twins Booker and Nia, respectively, andJason Maybaum(Superstore) will play Chelsea’s nine-year-old son Levi.Sky Katz(America’s Got Talent) also joins the cast as Nia’s best friend Tess. Here’s whatGary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide had to say in his statement about theDisney spin-off.
“There is only one Raven, and for over 25 years, she has blessed audiences around the world with the greatest gift of all, the pure, unadulterated joy of laugh-out-loud funny. After being a part of over 20 different Disney projects, we are thrilled to be bringing Raven home toDisney Channelonce again.”
Geared toward kids 6-14 and their families, the series will pick up with Raven and Chelsea, who are nowdivorced single mothersraising their two separate families in one chaotic, but fun household full of friends. When one of Raven’s kids begins to show signs that they have inherited her trait of catching glimpses of the future, the already hectic household gets turned upside down, keeping even Raven on her toes. As previously announced,Raven-Symonewill serve as an executive producer on Raven’s Home. Longtime writer/producer partnersScott ThomasandJed Elinoff(Disney Channel’sBest Friends Whenever, Emmy nominees forR.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour) will also executive produce.
Nearly 10 years after airing its final episode,That’s So Ravenstill delivered a robust 1.057 million Total Viewers for its midnight telecasts on Disney Channel in 2016.Raven-Symonewon four NAACP Image Awards for her role and two Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, among others. The series was lauded by the NAACP Image Awards for four consecutive years and received a primetime Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Children’s Program category. Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven,family-inclusive television networkthat taps into the world of kids and families through original series, movies and short-form. Currently available on basic cable and satellite in over 92 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney ABC Television Group. Disney Channel-branded content spans television, online, mobile, VOD platforms and the Disney Channel App. Disney Channels Worldwide is a global portfolio of 120 kid-driven, family-inclusive entertainment channels and/or channel feeds available in 162 countries/territories, in 34 languages. You can check out the first trailer here.
