Power Book III: Raising Kanan Nabs Early Season 4 Renewal at Starz

The Power franchise remains alive and well at Starz, where prequel series Power Book III: Raising Kanan has earned a speedy Season 4 renewal.

The news comes as production commences Kanan‘s fourth season — and days out from its Season 3 premiere on Friday, Dec. 1.

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“We’re thrilled to continue Kanan Stark’s story, and for fans to see how the events of his formative adolescent years continue to mold him into the cold-hearted villain they were first introduced to in Power,” Starz president of original programming Kathryn Busby said in a statement Tuesday. “We are quite sure that after viewers see the battle lines being drawn between Raq and Kanan on this epic upcoming third season that they will demand more.”

For the uninitiated: the ’90s-set Power Book III tells the origin story of Kanan Stark and his “entry into the criminal world through his mother, who ruthlessly runs the family’s drug empire,” according to the official logline. MeKai Curtis takes on the titular role, while Tony Award winner Patina Miller plays his mother, Raquel “Raq” Thomas.

Rounding out the ensemble are Omar Epps as Detective Malcolm Howard, London Brown as Marvin Thomas, Malcolm Mays as Lou-Lou Thomas, Hailey Kilgore as Jukebox, Joey Bada$$ as Unique, Shanley Caswell as Detective Burke, Antonio Ortiz as Famous and Grantham Coleman as Ronnie.

Raising Kanan is one of three Power spinoffs at Starz. Power Book II: Ghost aired its Season 3 finale in May, and was previously renewed for Season 4. Power Book IV: Force ended Season 2 earlier this month, and is awaiting word on its fate.

A fourth spinoff, Influence né Power Book V: Influence, which would have been centered on Councilman Tate, was cancelled in August 2022 while still in development.

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