Raven's Home
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| Developed by | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas |
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| Composer | Bert Selen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Julie Tsutsui |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | July 21, 2017 – present |
Raven's Home is an American comedy and family television series developed by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas that premiered on Disney Channel on July 21, 2017. Based on the characters created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, the series is a spinoff and sequel to That's So Raven,[1][2] the second spinoff from that series after Cory in the House. The series stars Raven-Symoné, Issac Ryan Brown, Navia Robinson, Jason Maybaum, Sky Katz, and Anneliese van der Pol.
The series centers around Raven Baxter, a divorced mother of pre-teen twins Booker Baxter-Carter and Nia Baxter-Carter living with Chelsea Daniels, her childhood best friend, and her son Levi Grayson in Chicago, Illinois.
Plot
Best friends Raven and Chelsea, both divorced single mothers, are now raising their children in an apartment together in Chicago. Their house is turned upside down when they realize one of Raven's children, Booker, has inherited the same psychic abilities as his mother.
Characters
- Raven Baxter[1] (Raven-Symoné) is the single mother of twins Nia and Booker, who works as a fashion designer for dogs. It is revealed that prior to the series, Raven has gotten divorced from Devon Carter (Jonathan McDaniel), an ex-boyfriend from high school, and now lives with Chelsea and her son in Chicago. Raven possesses psychic powers, able to glimpse "visions" of the future. She decides not to tell her children about her visions as she believes they would not understand.
- Booker Baxter-Carter[3] (Issac Ryan Brown) is the 11-year-old son of Raven and twin brother of Nia, who has inherited his mother's psychic abilities.[1][4] After he gets his first vision at school, he decides not to tell his mother about his psychic abilities as he thinks she would not believe him, unaware that his mother is also psychic.
- Nia Baxter-Carter[3] (Navia Robinson) is the 11-year-old daughter of Raven and twin sister of Booker.[1][4] She initially does not believe her brother's psychic abilities, insisting it's one of his made up stories. When her brother has a vision of Nia getting hit by a boxing bag and later becomes true, she finally believes him.
- Levi Grayson[3] (Jason Maybaum) is the 9-year-old son of Chelsea.[4] He is very mature for his age and often acts as the parent in his relationship with his mother.
- Tess (Sky Katz) is the street-wise best friend of Nia, who lives in the same building as the rest of the family.
- Chelsea Grayson[3] (Anneliese van der Pol) is Raven's somewhat dim-witted, but sweet best friend and the mother of Levi. It is revealed that prior to the series, Chelsea made a substantial sum of money from an infomercial product she invented called the "Schmop," but her fortune was stolen by her husband Garrett Grayson. Afterwards, Garrett was arrested for tax evasion and ended up having an affair with the federal agent that arrested him. Chelsea subsequently divorced him upon reclaiming some of her money and moved in with Raven. While living with Raven, Chelsea often tries to cook for the family, which goes horribly awry with the food either not tasting well or getting burnt.
Production
Eight years after That's So Raven ended, there was speculation and rumors that the series would get a second spinoff or revamp. On August 14, 2015, a reunion with Raven-Symoné and her former co-stars happened on The View, where they discussed all things about the series and past times. T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh and Rondell Sheridan were not present, but got a special mention from Raven-Symoné herself.[5]
The series was announced on October 27, 2016, where Raven-Symoné also announced that she was departing as co-host of The View later in 2016 in order to work on the series full time,[6] and was officially greenlit to series with the title of Raven's Home on April 4, 2017.[7] On November 14, 2016, it was announced that Anneliese van der Pol will reprise her role of Chelsea Daniels in the series as a divorced mother who is raising a son, Levi, and moves in with Raven.[2] Executive producers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas serve as showrunners and head writers, with Raven-Symoné also on the writing team as an executive producer.[8] The series premiered on Disney Channel on July 21, 2017, and is filmed at Hollywood Center Studios. Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season on October 10, 2017, which will begin filming in November 2017.[9]
Episodes
| No. | Title [10][11] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [10][11] | Prod. code [10][12] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Baxter's Back!" | Eric Dean Seaton | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | July 21, 2017 | 101 | 3.50[13] |
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Now living in Chicago, Raven and Chelsea have moved in together with their children after their divorces. Raven has twins Nia and Booker and Chelsea has a son named Levi. One day, Raven has a vision of Nia complaining about Booker always getting the attention from their mother. Raven sets out to fix this issue by spending more time with her. Meanwhile, Booker has his first vision at school and decides not to tell his psychic mother, who coincidentally also did not tell her children. Guest star: Leslie David Baker as Principal Wentworth | ||||||
| 2 | "Big Trouble in Little Apartment" | Eric Dean Seaton | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | July 28, 2017 | 103 | 1.66[14] |
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After Chelsea and Levi moved in, Nia moved to the couch. She begins to feel she lacks privacy and space for herself and avoids telling Raven about her issues. When Raven tells Nia that she loves having Chelsea and her son at the house, Nia begins to feel guilty and turns to her father, Devon, who reveals he is moving to Texas for a job. Meanwhile, Booker, after hearing about Levi's old room, tries to make Levi more at home by buying a trampoline. Guest star: Jonathan McDaniel as Devon Carter | ||||||
| 3 | "The Baxters Get Bounced" | Eric Dean Seaton | Meg DeLoatch | August 4, 2017 | 102 | 1.20[15] |
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After both Chelsea and Booker break something in the house, Raven demands that no one call the landlord since she hasn't told them that Chelsea and Levi have moved in the apartment. When Nia and Booker get frustrated cleaning the dishes, they call the landlord Mr. Jablonski against their mother's wishes. When Mr. Jablonski finds out about Chelsea and her son, he raises the rent or else everyone will have to move out by the end of the month. Meanwhile, Nia and Booker hold a yard sale to help their mother and Levi makes friends with their neighbor who turns out to be the apartment's proprietor and Mr. Jablonski's mother. Guest stars: Skyler Day as Paisley, Bruno Amato as Mr. Jablonski, Peggy Miley as Ma Jablonski | ||||||
| 4 | "The Bearer of Dad News" | Victor Gonzalez | Jim Martin | August 11, 2017 | 104 | 1.35[16] |
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Raven and the twins plan a surprise goodbye party for Devon, who is moving away to Texas to become a weatherman. When Raven has a vision of her children being upset about Devon's departure, she plans a weekend with activities Devon would do with the children. Not all goes as planned. Meanwhile, Chelsea accidentally destroys the twins' stuffed bear given to them by their dad, so she and Levi set out to try and fix it. Guest stars: Jonathan McDaniel as Devon Carter, Jordan Black as Carnie Absent: Sky Katz as Tess | ||||||
| 5 | "You're Gonna Get It" | Victor Gonzalez | Anthony C. Hill | August 18, 2017 | 105 | 1.44[17] |
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Raven catches Nia wearing makeup and makes her take it off, saying that she is too young. One morning before school, Nia steals Raven's makeup and wears it to school. She gains popularity and accidentally hosts a party on the rooftop. Meanwhile, Booker tries to help Levi when he doesn't want to go to school and Raven tries to salvage her job when her boss wants to meet Raven's fake dogs named after her children. Guest stars: Skyler Day as Paisley, Lexi Underwood as Shannon, Anthony Alabi as Coach Spitz | ||||||
| 6 | "Adventures in Mommy-Sitting" | Shannon Flynn | Jim Martin | August 25, 2017 | 107 | 1.25[18] |
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Raven and Chelsea decide to go out at a club called The Vault. When they are unable to find a babysitter for the night, they decide to trust their kids and Tess to stay home alone. While they are out, the children spill drinks on a chair and attempt to fix it. Elsewhere, Raven and Chelsea run into problems with a partygoer. Also, Booker has a vision of Raven getting locked into the vault of the club. They go out and try to save her. Guest stars: Reginald Ballard as Bouncer, Nina Millin as Brenda | ||||||
| 7 | "Dancing Tween" | Shannon Flynn | Sassi Darling | September 8, 2017 | 108 | 1.37[19] |
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The children's school is holding a dance with Booker and Tess helping organize it. When they make it seem that the dance circle is important, Nia begins to feel pressured to learn how to dance. Later, Booker has a vision that the party will be a disaster. He and Tess clash on the dance's theme. Meanwhile, Raven feels insecure about her involvement in the twins' lives when the school principal makes a comment about Chelsea always helping out. Guest star: Leslie David Baker as Principal Wentworth | ||||||
| 8 | "Vending the Rules" | Bob Koherr | Molly Haldeman & Camilla Rubis | September 15, 2017 | 109 | 1.48[20] |
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When the snack vending machine at school is out of order, the children decide to sell snacks at school in order to purchase items they want. The school gym teacher Coach Spitz finds out about it and attempts to find the culprits responsible. Also, Raven attempts to help Chelsea when she defends her ex-husband Garrett in prison as Levi is unaware on how bad he was as he uses some of his previous advices to help the rest of the children in their plot. Guest star: Anthony Alabi as Coach Spitz | ||||||
| 9 | "In-vision of Privacy" | Bob Koherr | Danielle Calvert | September 22, 2017 | 111 | 1.26[21] |
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Booker has a vision of Tess playing basketball with a boy named Jordan, who she likes. Then Booker has another vision of Jordan rejecting Tess when she reveals her feelings to him. Booker tries to help her, but she demands that he stay out of her personal life. Him and Levi try to stall Jordan from meeting Tess in order to prevent him from breaking Tess' heart. Meanwhile, Raven and Chelsea argue about their parenting styles. Guest stars: Philip Solomon as Jordan, Cleo Berry as Lawrence Absent: Navia Robinson as Nia Baxter-Carter | ||||||
| 10 | "Fears of a Clown" | Victor Gonzalez | Rick Williams | September 29, 2017 | 106 | 1.21[22] |
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Booker and Levi befriend a kid named Wally. Meanwhile, Raven sees a clown in her building and starts to work to face her fears. Guest stars: Tristan DeVan as Wally, Valerie Azlynn as Diane | ||||||
| 11 | "The Baxtercism of Levi Grayson" | Bob Koherr | Charity L. Miller & Eric Owusu | October 6, 2017 | 110 | 1.28[23] |
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On Halloween, Booker, Levi, and their friend Travis investigate the legend of a ghost in their apartment building. Meanwhile, Nia comes down with a case of chickenpox as Tess helps her to celebrate Halloween. Guest star: Nicolas Cantu as Travis | ||||||
| 12 | "Dream Moms" | Robbie Countryman | Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas | October 13, 2017 | 113 | 1.18[24] |
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Booker and Levi get Raven and Chelsea tickets to a concert of their favorite band, La Dee Da. However, the boys get in trouble backstage after accidentally knocking out Da. Meanwhile, Nia wonders why she didn't inherit visions even though Booker did. Guest stars: Izzy Diaz as Mr. Alvarez, Kimrie Lewis-Davis as La | ||||||
| 13 | "Vest in Show" | Robbie Countryman | Rick Williams | October 20, 2017 | 112 | 1.27[25] |
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Guest star: Skyler Day as Paisley Absent: Navia Robinson as Nia Baxter-Carter | ||||||
Ratings
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 13 | July 21, 2017 | TBD | TBA | TBD | 1.50 | TBD |
References
- ^ a b c d Joe Otterson (April 4, 2017). "That's So Raven Spinoff Ordered to Series at Disney Channel". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Nivia Serrao (November 14, 2016). "That's So Raven Sequel: Anneliese van der Pol to Return as Chelsea". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Raven's Home Show Bios". Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c Leanne Aguilera (April 4, 2017). "Disney Channel's That's So Raven Spinoff Gets a Name – Plus, Meet Raven-Symone's TV Twins!". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
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- ^ Chris Harnick (April 4, 2017). "Meet the Cast of Raven's Home, Disney Channel's That's So Raven Spinoff". E! Online. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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- ^ a b "Raven's Home Episode Guide". Zap2it.
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External links
- Raven's Home at IMDb
