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Power season 6 stops filming after crew member is killed

Photo credit: Starz
Photo credit: Starz

From Digital Spy

Production on season six of Power has come to a halt after an accident on set led to the tragic death of a crew member.

As reported by Deadline, a 63-year old man named Pedro Jimenez was struck by an SUV in the early hours of Monday morning (December 10) in Brooklyn, while he was setting up cones for filming.

A statement from network Starz reads: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of the members of our Power family.

“Our thoughts are with Mr. Jimenez’ family as we work to fully understand what has happened.”

Production was stopped and Jimenez's family were informed immediately after he was pronounced dead by medical authorities. The police have spoken to the driver, who is believed to have also been a member of the crew.

Executive producer Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson said: "My prayers and condolences are with the entire Jimenez family."

Ghost actor Omari Hardwick added: "God, we ask that you warmly receive our good ole Pedro. Please send up prayer for the Jimenez family."

I sit next to my family as i type this post of a day gone the worst. Started as a regular ole workday for everyone of us. Ironically for me the night prior saw me as part of the special CNN Heroes annual gala honoring local yet worldwide heroes. I found myself presenting to 1 of those heroes. And now, as the man who was given the challenge of quarterbacking this very formidable team into 6 successful seasons of play, i find myself presenting along with my colleagues & producers this tragic tragic news of one of our work family members losing his life on the job. Unless under a rock ....all of you who have rooted for me & this show.....have heard me pay homage to our crew over & over & over again. I was born a team player & will leave this earth as one. On this “just another work day”, we all were & are faced with the harshest of realities that a wife has lost her husband, children their father & friends.....their beautiful hardworking GRACIOUS Pedro. As the QB of this show & as the face of the network, this has of course affected me. But as a person in communication & exchange of spirit as much as i was with good ole Pedro...i’m rocked. NO team ever imagines losing a teammate. Let alone like this. On behalf of ALL of us here at Power, we send our deepest condolences to the entire Jimenez family & God, we ask that you warmly receive our good ole Pedro. Please send up prayers for the Jimenez family while loving on your own 🙏🏽

A post shared by Omari Hardwick (@omarihardwickofficial) on Dec 10, 2018 at 11:14am PST

It is unknown how long the production will be paused for, but Deadline notes that the show already planned to go on break over the holidays, so filming may not resume until next year.

Power airs on Netflix in the UK and Starz in the US. Season six is expected to begin airing in June or July 2019.


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