From Freeform's Shadowhunters to Michael B. Jordan's Netflix superhero drama Raising Dion, WainwrightAE has become a sci-fi star.
, Netflix's latest addition to the superhero canon.
One might assume from the title that Dion is the main character in this family drama, and he is, but his mother Nicole is also front and center. Years after her husband dies in a storm chasing accident, Nicole is struggling to make ends meet when she discovers that her son has superpowers. The plot is straight out of a classic childhood fantasy, but Wainwright's own youthful dreams were more rooted in nature than in the supernatural . She studied botany at the University of Florida and, after graduation, moved to Panama to conduct field research in preparation for a PhD. "Science is one of the toughest industries because everyone is vying for the same pot of money to fund their research," Wainwright toldover the phone.
Wainwright relocated to the Bay Area and started to pick up small roles. After moving to Los Angeles, she eventually secured a spot as a series regular on Freeform's, which is based on a series of comic books by Dennis Liu, and was taken with Nicole's journey.is that the narrative is told from the point of view of the superhero's mother.
Nicole is grieving her husband, trying to keep up with Dion's godfather, Pat , and also on the hunt for a new job. On top of that, she's got a young kid who doesn't fully know how to control his telekinesis. "I feel like there aren’t a lot of great positive shows that put a young mother at the forefront and still make her fun and complex," Wainwright said.
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