This page has a wiki of its own: Raven's Home Wiki.
Raven's Home is an American family sitcom television series developed by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas that premiered on Disney Channel on July 21, 2017[1]. The series stars Raven-Symoné, Issac Ryan Brown, Navia Robinson, Jason Maybaum, Sky Katz, and Anneliese van der Pol for its first four seasons. Raven-Symoné and Issac Ryan Brown returned for the fifth season, alongside Mykal-Michelle Harris, Felix Avitia, Emmy Liu-Wang and Rondell Sheridan.
Based on the characters created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, the series is a spinoff of That's So Raven, the second spinoff from that series after Cory in the House. The series centers around Raven Baxter, a divorced mother of preteen twins Booker and Nia, living with her childhood best friend Chelsea and her son Levi in Chicago, Illinois.
Plot[]
Best friends, Raven and Chelsea, now divorced mothers, are raising their kids in a house together. Their house is turned upside down, when they realize one of Raven's children's inhibits the same physic abilities as their mothers.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Raven-Symone as Raven Baxter, mother of Nia and Booker, with one having physic powers.
- Symone also played as Delroy Baxter, the country cousin of Victor, the father of Betty Jane, the grandfather of Alice, and the first cousin of Raven once removed.
- Issac Ryan Brown as Booker Baxter-Carter, Raven's son, Nia's twin-brother and the best friend and former enemy of Levi.
- Navia Robinson as Nia Baxter-Carter (seasons 1-4), daughter of Raven Baxter, who inhibits her mother's physic powers.
- Jason Maybaum as Levi Grayson (seasons 1-4), Chelsea's son and best-friend of Booker.
- Sky Katz as Tess O' Malley (seasons 1-4), the street wise best friend of Nia.
- Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Grayson (seasons 1-4, main; season 5, special guest), Raven's best friend and mother of Levi.
- Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter (season 5-present, main; season 2, special guest), the father of Raven and the maternal grandfather of Booker and Nia.
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter (season 5-present)[2], Raven's young cousin
- Felix Avitia as Neil (season 5-present)[2], Victor's neighbor and Booker's high school classmate
- Emmy Liu-Wang as Ivy (season 5-present)[2], a young neighbor who babysits Alice.
Recurring[]
- Jonathan McDaniel as Devon Carter, Raven's ex-husband and the father of Booker and Nia who works as a meteorologist.
- Anthony Alabi as Coach Spitz, the gym teacher at George Washington Carver Community School.
- Adrienne Bailon as Alanna Rivera (season 5), Raven's teenage arch nemesis, and now principal of Bayside High.
- Marissa Reyes as Cami Rivera (season 5), Alana's daughter and Booker's love interest
- Juliana Joel as Nikki (season 5), Raven's unqualified and unpaid assistant who only took the job in order to be reinstated in her father's trust fund
Notable guest stars[]
- Brian George as Dr. Sleevemore, a clairvoyant and telekinetic scientist who helped out Raven with two of her psychic problems during her high school days. He later helped out Booker when he froze mid-vision.
- Kylie Cantrall as Jasmine
- Xochitl Gomez as School Journalist
- Jaleel White as Chris Spring-Lake
- Miranda May as Lou Hockhauser, the current proprietor of Camp Kikiwaka
- Mallory James Mahoney as Destiny Baker
- Raphael Alejandro as Matteo Silva
- Will Buie Jr. as Finn Sawyer
- Shelby Simmons as Ava King
- Scarlett Estevez as Gwen Flores
- Israel Johnson as Noah Lambert
- Siena Agudong as Mikka
- James McCauley as Leonard Stevenson
- Piper Curda as Rose
- Mario Cantone as Branthony
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Donna Cabonna, a fashion designer who was Raven's old boss back in the original series.
- T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter, Raven's mother and the maternal grandmother of Booker and Nia who was in England pursuing a higher education
- Giovonnie Samuels as Betty Jane Baxter, the country cousin of Raven who is the mother of Alice and the daughter of Delroy.
Production[]
Eight years after the series ended, there was speculation and rumors that the series would get a second spin-off or revamp. On August 14, 2015, a reunion with Raven and her former co-stars happened on The View, where they discussed all things about the show and past times. Crystal Keymah and Sheridan were not present, but got a special mention from Symoné herself.
On October 27, 2016, it was announced that Raven-Symoné will star in and develop a sequel to the original series. In the new series, Raven Baxter will be a divorced mother of two pre-teens, Nia and Booker. Nia will inherit her mother's psychic abilities during middle school. Raven departed as a host of The View later in 2016 in order to work on the series full time. In November 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.
In April 2017, the series was officially greenlit with the title Raven's Home and the production began on April 28.
Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season on October 10, 2017, which began filming in November 2017[3]. Additionally, starting with the second season, Michael Feldman and Dava Savel replaced Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas as showrunners. Both Savel and Feldman served as writers and producers on That's So Raven[4]. On September 28, 2018, it was announced that a musical episode of the series would premiere on October 12, 2018.[5]
Following a silent renewal, on November 28, 2018, it was announced that Eunetta T. Boone would be taking over as showrunner and executive producer for the third season[6]. On March 21, 2019, it was announced that production on the third season was temporarily shut down, following the death of Eunetta T. Boone. On May 10, 2019, it was announced that the third season will premiere on June 17, 2019.[7]
On October 16, 2019, it was announced by Disney Channel that the series was renewed for a fourth season, with production began sometime in 2019. Additionally, Alison Taylor will be joining the series as an executive producer.[8]
On October 1, 2021, it was announced by Disney Channel that the series was renewed for a fifth season. Raven Symoné and Isaac Ryan Brown are set to return for the fifth season; however, Navia Robinson, Jason Maybaum, Sky Katz, and Anneliese van der Pol are not set to return. Additionally, the fifth season will see newcomers Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice, Felix Avitia as Neil, and Emmy Liu-Wang as Ivy, as well as the return of Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter. Production of the fifth season is scheduled to commence sometime during fall 2021.[2]
On September 10, 2022, it was announced during a panel at Disney's D23 Expo by Raven-Symone that the series was renewed for a season six with a 20-episode order.[9][10]
Trivia[]
- Raven's Home is the second spin-off of Disney's 2000's show That's So Raven. The first spin off was Cory in the House.
- Devon, Dr. Sleevemore, Victor, Donna, Tanya, Betty Jane and Delroy are the only other characters from the original series to have appeared thus far, with the Boyz 'N Motion and Eddie being mentioned. In several episodes, the other characters can be seen on photographs.
- It was initially reported that Nia would have the ability to see into the future. This was later changed to Booker having the ability for some reason.
- Raven's ex-husband was initially set to be a man named David. This was later changed to Devon.
- In an interview with Anneliese van der Pol, she revealed that the pilot will focus on Raven struggling with being a single mother. She also mentioned the show centers on single parenting, while also honoring and celebrating single mothers around the world.
- To celebrate Raven's return to Disney Channel, Disney Channel released all 100 Episodes of That's So Raven on the app and On Demand.
- References to TSR and CITH will be heard.
- This show is set in the same universe as That's So Raven, Cory in the House, K.C. Undercover, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The Suite Life On Deck, Shake It Up, Wizards of Waverly Place, Hannah Montana, I Didn't Do It, Jessie, BUNK'D and I'm in the Band.
- This series is premiered on July 21, 2017 after the premiere of Descendants 2.
- This is the second Disney Channel original live-action series to be renewed for Season 5 and 6. The first was Bunk'd.
- Ironically, they're both spinoffs.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ date
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 ‘Raven’s Home’ Renewed For Season 5 By Disney Channel With Casting Changes; Rondell Sheridan To Reprise ‘That’s So Raven’ Role
- ↑ Erik Pedersen (October 10, 2017). "Raven's Home Renewed for Second Season on Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Raven's Home Lead Sheet". Disney ABC Press. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ↑ "'Raven's Home: Remix', the Highly Anticipated Musical Episode of the Hit Series Raven's Home, Premieres Friday, Oct. 12, on Disney Channel" (Press release). Disney Channel. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva; Denise Petski (November 28, 2018). "Raven's Home Taps Eunetta T. Boone as Showrunner for Season 3" Deadline Hollywood Hollywood. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ↑ Andy Swift (May 10, 2019). "Raven's Home Season 3 Gets June Premiere Date on Disney Channel — Plus, Meet the New Bunk'd Mates". TVLine. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ↑ Joe Otterson (October 16, 2019). "Raven's Home Renewed for Season 4 at Disney Channel". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyChannel/status/1568759671028326400
- ↑ "Disney Channel's 'Raven's Home' Officially Renewed for Season 6"
External links[]
- Official website
- Production website
- Raven's Home Wiki
- Disney Wiki: Raven's Home
- Disney Channel Broadcast Archive Wiki: Raven's Home
- Wikipedia: Raven's Home