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Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter, 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 had gotten divorced from Devon Carter, an ex-boyfriend from high school, and now lives with Chelsea and her son in Chicago. Raven possesses psychic abilities, able to glimpse "visions" of the future.
In the fifth season, Raven and Booker temporarily relocate to Raven's hometown of San Francisco to care for Raven's father Victor after he suffers a mild heart attack. While Raven tries to get her father back in shape, Booker must navigate his mother's old school with the help of some new friends and his younger cousin Alice. The authenticity they bring through their life experience makes it a more genuine portrayal. While the character of Isabella did OK with a wheelchair, that chair was obviously not fit to her.
Cast and characters
Booker sets out to land the starring role in the school's musical about a boy who loves playing basketball and performing hip-hop. When Nia gets caught up in wanting to be a trendsetter, she goes against her mother's wishes and uses the money she saved up to buy an expensive jacket; Booker has a vision that Mitch put a curse on him. When Booker has a vision of his mother losing the money hidden in her backpack, he enlists Nia and Levi to help him follow Raven and rescue the money before it goes missing. "Raven-Symoné to Reunite with Cheetah Girls Costar Adrienne Bailon in New Season of Raven's Home". Writing for The Post, Georgia Davis appreciated the pilot for "maintain the charm and energy" of the original, praising Raven and Chelsea's characterizations, as well as the performances of the child actors. Giovonnie Samuels as Betty Jane Baxter, the country cousin of Raven who is the mother of Alice and the daughter of Delroy.
There are many talented kids with disabilities who can act and diverse representation also means casting actors with disabilities. Nina said it was cool to see a person with a disability and a wheelchair, and she could relate to her character in some ways. Because of how the character responded to other people, she wondered if the actress was actually disabled. One more instance in which an able-bodied character is cast for a disabled role.
Premiere Episode
Her “ease” using a wheelchair was not the ease of a child who is actually disabled and has been using a chair for years. In this episode, Levi, one of the main characters in the show, has a crush on Isabella and invites her over to his apartment. Isabella never shows up and the next day Levi finds out it is because she was unable to access the building. Raven's Home and Cory in the House (2 That's So Raven spinoffs) have produced a total of 34 episodes across two seasons each, putting the two spinoffs in a tie. Though, Raven's Home will now produce more episodes than Cory in the House because of the third season pickup.Cory in the House's first season got 21 episodes while Raven's Home's first season got 13 episodes.
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. Due to previously believing in psychics, Tess quickly believed Booker about being one and vowed to help keep his powers a secret.
Season 6
The episode features a new character, Isabella, a girl who uses a wheelchair, played by Eliza Pryor. The episode centers around accessibility, or more specifically, inaccessibility. This season takes the Raven franchise to 12 seasons, making That's So Raven the series to have the most seasons to date, followed by Jessie with 11 and The Suite Life with 6.
This is the second season to not have Nia Baxter, Tess O'Malley, Levi Grayson, and Chelsea Grayson as series regulars. Season 6 of Raven's Home was announced by Raven-Symoné, with the rest of the cast, on September 10, 2022 during the D23 Expo convention. The cast and crew of Raven's Home held theirSeason 2wrap party on July 21, 2018 at Button Mash. When Nia and Booker throw an epic 13th birthday party with no moms or kids allowed, they're forced to tell Raven and Levi they can't attend.
Issac Ryan Brown as Booker Baxter-Carter, Raven's son and Nia's twin brother, who has inherited his mother's psychic abilities. After he gets his first vision at school, he decides to keep his newfound powers a secret, especially from his mother as he thinks she would not believe him, unaware that his mother is also psychic. Eventually, Booker tells Levi, Nia and Tess about his psychic abilities and makes them promise to help him keep them a secret.
Like his whole-hearted and watchful mom, Booker can only get a peek at what’s to come, but it’s just enough to drive each of them to interfere with the anticipated outcome. His ability to see brief visions of the future are nascent and uncontrollable and often seem to collide with Raven’s own visions, setting in motion madcap escapades for the entire extended family. Booker is unpretentiously cool; his twin sister Nia is independent and eager to lead; they have a uniquely special “twin bond” yet squabble like most tweens. Both rely on insightful motherly witticisms and uninhibited silliness from Raven (a fashion designer amidst a job-transition). The Baxters share a Chicago apartment with free-spirited Chelsea and her clever young son Levi, who has become the little brother the twins never knew they wanted.
In a role reversal, Levi is also the voice of reason for Chelsea and Raven. Nia’s best friend, Tess, is a confident and high-spirited girl who lives down the hall and is a perennial visitor in Nia’s home. Navia Robinson as Nia Baxter-Carter (seasons 1–4), Raven's daughter and Booker's twin sister. She initially does not believe her brother's psychic abilities, insisting it is one of his made up stories. When her brother has a vision of Nia getting hit by a boxing bag that later becomes true, she realized that her brother was telling the truth and helps keep his power a secret alongside their friends. After season four, it is revealed that Nia is in Guatemala building homes for the poor.
Also on hand to sing Raven-Symoné’s praises is Anneliese van der Pol, who returns as Chelsea for the big 1-0-0, as well as the current cast of Raven’s Home. Not even Raven Baxter could have foreseen the future her character would come to have on Disney Channel. Emmy Liu-Wang will partially be absent from this season due to her filming the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie, The Slumber Party in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the first series in the Raven franchise to ever get a Season 6 as well as the second Disney Channel original live-action series to be renewed for Season 6. There was a second Halloween episode which introduced a new member of Raven's family, Great Aunt Maureen.
Additionally, newcomers Mykal-Michelle Harris, Felix Avitia, and Emmy Liu-Wang joined as Alice, Neil and Ivy, respectively, and Rondell Sheridan would return as Raven's father Victor Baxter. Adrienne Bailon also returned as Alana Rivera, Raven's high school bully in the original series. On February 10, 2022, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on March 11, 2022. He is very mature for his age and often acts as the parent in his relationship with his mother. Levi is Booker's best friend and is aware of his psychic abilities. So Disney, if you have any shows with a disabled character — and I hope as a mom of two kids with disabilities that you have many more — please consider accurate representation and casting kids with disabilities.
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 that Raven's son Booker has inherited the same psychic abilities as his mother. 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 would return for the season; however, Navia Robinson, Jason Maybaum, Sky Katz, and Anneliese van der Pol would not return.
