Kate Aurthur editorNearly four months have passed since Starz’s sprawling “Power” universe was last on the air, following the April season finale of the Tommy Egan-focused “Force.” That’s not much time, and certainly not the longest span of time between installments in “Power” creator Courtney Kemp’s ever-widening tableau of cocaine entrepreneurs.
But it feels like a long time, evidence that Kemp has succeeded into turning “Power” into a Marvel-style narrative ecosystem, for better and for worse.The “for worse” part comes when any extended amount of time passes, when the richness and depth of a long-running, hyperconnected story triggers the audience’s anxiety about their ability to keep track of all its machinations.
For example, “Force” reintroduced O.G. character Liliana (Audrey Esparza), who hadn’t been seen in over seven years since her initial three-episode arc in “Power.” The move ultimately paid off, but it also signaled to the fanbase that, much like the Marvel cinematic universe, to love this show is to accept periodic homework and pop quizzes about its gnarled mythology.
That’s not the case with “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” which is returning for its second season on Aug. 14, and wielding the same double-edged sword in its non-dominant hand. “Kanan” is the “Power”-verse’s only prequel, an origin story charting the titular character’s path from a sensitive high schooler (played by newcomer Mekai Curtis) to the monstrous adult version (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) who still reigns supreme as the franchise’s most detestable Big Bad.
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