Starz is taking (some of) the Power back.
Starz has greenlit yet another Power spinoff — the fifth — for eight episodes. Power: Legacy will bring back Michael Rainey, Jr. as Tariq St. Patrick and Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan. And this time, Starz is a co-producer with Lionsgate Television, whereas the previous Power shows were all licensed.
This is nothing new to Rainey Jr. and Sikora — they’ve already done spinoffs Power Book II: Ghost and Power Book IV: Force, respectively. Power: Legacy sees the return of Tommy to New York, where he partners with Tariq (Ghost’s son) to “take the city by storm,” per the synopsis.
A post-credits scene for the 2024 Power Book II: Ghost series finale alluded to Tariq’s story continuing. In January, the character appeared in the Power Book IV: Force series finale, foreshadowing a future for Tariq and Tommy together. That future is now.
“Power never dies, and this chapter is our biggest yet,” said executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. “Fans have been waiting to see Tariq and Tommy together, and now they’re taking over New York City. Bringing Joseph and Michael back together is special, they’ve turned these characters into true icons of the Power universe.”
“The fans have spoken, and we listened,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz. “Power doesn’t die, it evolves with its audience, and for over a decade the Power Universe has remained at the forefront of culture. We’re thrilled to reunite Joseph and Michael to deliver a new chapter that fuses the franchise’s iconic legacy with bold, boundary-pushing storytelling.”
“I’m thrilled to reunite with Starz to bring this latest chapter of the Power Universe to fans and especially proud to be entrusted with continuing Tommy and Tariq’s story as showrunner on Power: Legacy,” said Gary Lennon, executive producer and showrunner. “It’s going to be electrifying to see if these two men can share the city, the game and the intoxicating drug known as Power.”
The other Power spinoffs include Power Book III: Raising Kanan, the fifth and final season of which premieres on June 12, and Power: Origins, the origin story of Ghost and Tommy currently in production on its first season.
More to come.
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