The Healing Powers of Dude

The Healing Powers of Dude is an American comedy-web show created by Erica Spates and Sam Littenberg-Weisberg. The series follows an 11-year old boy with social anxiety and his journey with his support dog, Dude, who helps manage his disorder.

Summary
"In the Netflix family comedy series THE HEALING POWERS OF DUDE, 11-year-old Noah Ferris (Jace Chapman) is struggling with a social anxiety disorder that can make the simplest everyday activities feel like he's drowning in quicksand. But after years of homeschooling, Noah bravely decides that he wants to give middle school a chance and perhaps even make some friends he’s not related to. To help him navigate his new environment, his parents (Tom Everett Scott and Larisa Oleynik) get Noah a scruffy, high-energy emotional support dog called Dude (Steve Zahn). While Dude's a novice with a short attention span and a distracting obsession with treats, what he lacks in experience, he makes up for in charm, spunk and wanting the best for Noah. If this unlikely pair can find a way to overcome their differences and work together, they may just survive everything from wisecracking pre-teens to a cat-obsessed school principal and make it through the school year."

- Netflix Press Release

Cast and Characters

 * Jace Chapman as Noah Ferris
 * Tom Everett Scott
 * Larisa Oleynik
 * Laurel Emory
 * Mauricio Lara
 * Sophie Jaewon Kim
 * Dude the dog as Dude
 * Steve Zahn as the voice of Dude
 * Tolga Kahraman
 * Phill Lewis
 * Alan Colodey

Episodes

 * Season One