Casting call: Wheelchair-using girl in Atlanta Georgia

RAISING DION
Netflix – 10 Episodes
Will begin shooting in July in ATLANTA, GA
Log Line: A widowed single mom discovers that her son has super powers and tries to figure out how to raise him safely and responsibly.

We are casting an upcoming Netflix series called RAISING DION and are searching for 7-11 year old female wheelchair users who would like to submit a video audition for the role of ESPERANZA. Please see the details below and feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested.

[ESPERANZA] Female, 7 years old, any ethnicity. Esperanza is a wheelchair user, a “not-cool” kid at Dion’s new school who actually welcomes him. She is no-nonsense, hilarious and turns out to be a really cool kid and good friend to Dion… SERIES REGULAR. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, WE SEEK TO CAST THIS AS AUTHENTICALLY AS POSSIBLE SO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE SUBMISSIONS OF PERFORMERS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE WHEELCHAIR USERS. WE ALSO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE SUBMISSIONS OF 7-11 YEAR OLDS TO PLAY 7 YEARS OLD.

If interested, please reach out to raisingdioncasting@gmail.com.