Netflix has ordered eight episodes of The Healing Powers of Dude, a family live action single camera comedy series from Erica Spates and Sam Littenberg-Weisberg. Richie Keen directs four episodes and executive produces.
Co-created by Spates and Littenberg-Weisberg based on personal experience with social anxiety disorder, The Healing Powers of Dude centers on Noah, an 11-year-old boy with social anxiety disorder. When Noah has to start middle school, he turns to a mutt named Dude, a sarcastic emotional support dog who might need Noah as much as Noah needs him.
The series stars Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do!), Larisa Oleynik, Laurel Emory (Heartstrings), Mauricio Lara, Sophie Jaewon Kim, Dude the Dog, and newcomer Jace Chapman.
Co-created by Spates and Littenberg-Weisberg based on personal experience with social anxiety disorder, The Healing Powers of Dude centers on Noah, an 11-year-old boy with social anxiety disorder. When Noah has to start middle school, he turns to a mutt named Dude, a sarcastic emotional support dog who might need Noah as much as Noah needs him.
The series stars Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do!), Larisa Oleynik, Laurel Emory (Heartstrings), Mauricio Lara, Sophie Jaewon Kim, Dude the Dog, and newcomer Jace Chapman.
- 6/20/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is adding to its lineup of family-friendly programming with a comedy featuring a talking dog.
The streamer has ordered The Healing Powers of Dude, an eight-episode, single-camera comedy centered on Noah, an 11-year-old boy who has social anxiety disorder. When he starts middle school, he turns to Dude, "a sarcastic emotional support dog who might need Noah as much as Noah needs him," per Netflix's description of the series.
The Healing Power of Dude comes from creators Erica Spates and Sam Littenberg-Weisberg (Victorious, Coop and Cami Ask the World) and is based on personal experiences with social ...
The streamer has ordered The Healing Powers of Dude, an eight-episode, single-camera comedy centered on Noah, an 11-year-old boy who has social anxiety disorder. When he starts middle school, he turns to Dude, "a sarcastic emotional support dog who might need Noah as much as Noah needs him," per Netflix's description of the series.
The Healing Power of Dude comes from creators Erica Spates and Sam Littenberg-Weisberg (Victorious, Coop and Cami Ask the World) and is based on personal experiences with social ...
- 6/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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