STARZ Greenlights 18-Episode Order For ‘Power: Origins’ Prequel
STARZ has announced plans to proceed with production on its next Power prequel, Power: Origins.
The series centers around Ghost and Tommy as “ambitious young entrepreneurs on the rise, determined to make their mark on the streets of New York City.” The premiere season will be 18 episodes long and MeKai Curtis, star of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, will reprise his role as Kanan Stark.
“I’m excited to continue to explore the origin stories of the Power Universe’s founding fathers,” said Sascha Penn, showrunner, writer and executive producer, in a statement. “Ghost and Tommy’s backstories have fueled years of constant fascination and speculation among fans, and I’m thrilled to be able to answer some long-held questions and share new layers of the story that viewers won’t see coming.”
Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming for STARZ, added, “Our fans have been asking for Ghost and Tommy’s origins story since we first met them in Power — and with the launch of this series, we’re delivering in a big way. This marks an electrifying new chapter in the franchise’s evolution as we dive deep into the legacy of these iconic characters and the explosive moments that shaped their path.”
The news comes ahead of the third and final season of Power Book IV: Force and follows the conclusion of Raising Kanan‘s explosive fourth season. It will return for its fifth and final season. Power Book II: Ghost ended in 2024, but Michael Rainey Jr. has already teased his own reprisal in the future.
“However that happens — whether it is a little baby picture in Origins — I’m happy to bring Tariq to the screen for the people. So however that may be [possible],” he told PEOPLE in October 2024. “The [Power] universe, our universe never ends. We got Origins coming… It never ends.”
It’s unclear if Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora will reprise their roles for Origins, but Sikora has expressed interest in narrating— the same way 50 Cent does for Raising Kanan.
