Michael B. Jordan to Executive Produce, Star in Superhero Netflix Series

We’re noticing a pattern here with actor Michael B. Jordan (Creed) and superheroes. One of Jordan’s earliest hits was Josh Trank’s Chronicle, in which Jordan receives mysterious powers, followed by his performance as the Human Torch in Trank’s enormously disappointing follow-up, Fantastic Four. Like previous Human Torch Chris Evans, Jordan jumped ship to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Black Panther. But Jordan’s latest superhero foray will be Raising Dion, a Netflix series that Jordan will executive produce and star in. The one-hour, sci-fi family drama will get 10 episodes to start.

Raising Dion will be based on the short film and comic of the same name, both created by Dennis Liu. The story focuses on a single mother named Nicole Reese, whose young son begins to manifest mysterious and magical abilities. It doesn’t look like Jordan will have any powers here, as he will play the role of Nicole’s deceased husband, Mark.

Liu, who will also serve as an executive producer with Jordan and showrunner Carol Barbee (UnREAL), released the following statement: