That's So Raven

That's So Raven

That's So Raven is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Symoné), a teenager with hidden psychic abilities. Episodes show Raven experiencing visions of future events while she must also deal with the social and personal issues of her youth. Raven often misinterprets the events she foresees, and intervenes in order to prevent a vision from coming true or to protect her friends and families. She draws upon her abilities in fashion design to adopt elaborate disguises during these schemes. Raven's secret is shared with her best friends Eddie Thomas (Orlando Brown) and Chelsea Daniels (Anneliese van der Pol), along with her brother Cory (Kyle Massey) and parents Tanya (T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh) and Victor (Rondell Sheridan). The series explores supernatural elements as well as a focus on family, friendship, and adolescence. The Walt Disney Company created the series as the first multi-camera sitcom for its television network after experiencing success with its earlier single-camera comedy series, such as Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire, the former of which executive producers David Brookwell and Sean McNamara concurrently worked on. Their joint company Brookwell McNamara Entertainment produced That's So Raven, which premiered on January 17, 2003. The series concluded on November 10, 2007 after becoming the network's first program to reach 100 episodes, ending due to the actors aging beyond the teenage demographic of the show. Every season has been distributed through digital download and on the Disney+ streaming service. That's So Raven enjoyed high viewership in the United States on broadcast television and gave rise to the development of merchandise, soundtrack albums and video game adaptations. Television critics praised Raven-Symoné for her physical comedy in what was considered her breakthrough role. The series received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Children's Program in 2005 and 2007. A spin-off entitled Cory in the House, starring Massey and Sheridan, also aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from 2007 to 2008. Raven-Symoné, van der Pol and Sheridan reprised their roles for the spin-off Raven's Home, which premiered in 2017.

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