David Farnor | On 08, Jan 2020

Meet Noah, he’s an 11-year-old with social anxiety disorder starting middle school. School can be tough, but with the help of his emotional support dog, Dude, plus his friends and family, maybe it can be less scary.

The Healing Powers of Dude arrives 13th January on Netflix. Here’s the trailer:

 

The Healing Powers of Dude is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.

 

Netflix channels The Healing Powers of Dude for new family series

24th June 2019

Netflix is channelling The Healing Powers of Dude for a new family series.

Co-Created by Erica Spates and Sam Littenberg-Weisberg (Coop and Cami Ask the World, Victorious and Mystery Girls), the live action show us is based on Personal Experience with Social Anxiety Disorder

It follows Noah, an 11-year-old boy with social anxiety disorder, who has to start middle school and 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 (10 Things I Hate About You and The Secret World of Alex Mack), Laurel Emory (Heartstrings), Mauricio Lara (The Conners, Young Sheldon, Teachers), Sophie Jaewon Kim, Dude the Dog, and newcomer Jace Chapman.

The Executive Producers are Dan Lubetkin (Adam DeVine’s House Party, Workaholics) from Blue Ant Studios together with Keen as well as Spates and Littenberg-Weisberg, while the Producer is Chris Phillips (Prince Of Peoria). Half of the episodes will be directed by Richie Keen (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Fist Fight, Teachers).

The Healing Powers of Dude joins Netflix’s growing slate of live action series featuring kids and families, which includes No Good Nick from David H. Steinberg and Keetgi Kogan, Malibu Rescue from Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, Alexa & Katie from Heather Wordham, as well as upcoming series Family Reunion from Meg DeLoatch, Team Kaylie from Tracy Bitterolf and Pamela Eells O’Connell, The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia from Mario Lopez and Seth Kurland, and The Baby-Sitters Club from Walden Media.

Netflix has ordered a total of eight episodes.

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