EXCLUSIVE: MeKai Curtis Talks 'Raising Kanan' Season 2, Sneak Peek Photos
essence.comPower Universe fans only have a few more weeks until the origin story of one of the show’s most beloved villains returns to the screen.
Power Book II: Raising Kanan returns for its second season on August 14, with an exclusive sneak peek available to fans today.ESSENCE spoke with MeKai Curtis, who reprises his role as young Kanan Stark, heir to his mother Raquel Thomas’ (played by Patina Miller) drug empire and hungry for more responsibility and position in the game. “The overall reception for season one of the show, it was overwhelming,” Curtis said of the fan excitement over the show’s premiere season.
Curtis says that fans are so dedicated to the show’s plot and loyal to their favorite characters, that it’s often difficult for them to divorce the fantasy from reality when they spot him in public.
But, it’s a dedication that he enjoys and empathizes with, as a fan of the show himself. “[It’s crazy] for everybody to actually be coming up to me outside and be like, ‘yo, I can’t believe you did this,’ and I’m like, “well, first, I didn’t do it, Kanan did,'” he laughed.
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