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"Power franchise" redirects here. For other uses, see [Power (disambiguation)](/source/Power_(disambiguation)).

"Power Book" redirects here. For the family of Apple laptops, see [PowerBook](/source/PowerBook).

The ***Power* Universe** (or ***Power* franchise**) is an American [media franchise](/source/Media_franchise) of television crime drama series created by [Courtney A. Kemp](/source/Courtney_A._Kemp) in collaboration with [Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson](/source/Curtis_%2250_Cent%22_Jackson).[1] The franchise produced one of the highest-rated and most-watched shows on [Starz](/source/Starz).[2]

## Television series

### *Power* (2014–2020)

Main article: [Power (TV series)](/source/Power_(TV_series))

James St. Patrick finds himself in trouble when he is caught between balancing two separate lives. Trying to leave his past as a smooth yet ruthless drug-dealer nicknamed "Ghost," his new goals to be a legitimate nightclub owner and to save his crumbling marriage don't come easy. As the "ghost" of his past comes to roost, James must evade the police, manage shifting economic alliances, and attempt to leave the criminal world behind.

### *Power Book II: Ghost* (2020–2024)

Main article: [Power Book II: Ghost](/source/Power_Book_II:_Ghost)

Serving as a sequel to the original series, *Power Book II: Ghost* follows Tariq St. Patrick as he navigates a new life. With a desire to shed his father's legacy, he too finds himself entangled in the complications of drug operations and family affairs. With mounting pressure to save his family, he must learn to balance his drug operation, take on the cutthroat Tejada family, and avoid scrutiny from local and federal law enforcement.

### *Power Book III: Raising Kanan* (2021–2026)

Main article: [Power Book III: Raising Kanan](/source/Power_Book_III:_Raising_Kanan)

In a prequel to the original series, *Power Book III: Raising Kanan* follows the journey of young Kanan Stark as he first gets into the drug-dealing game in the 1990s to his role as a major antagonist in *Power.*

### *Power Book IV: Force* (2022–2026)

Main article: [Power Book IV: Force](/source/Power_Book_IV:_Force)

In the second sequel spin-off to *Power,* *Power Book IV: Force* follows Tommy Egan as he leaves New York behind to try to become the greatest drug-dealer in all of Chicago.

### *Power: Origins* (TBA)

Main article: [Power: Origins](/source/Power:_Origins)

A fifth series in the Power Universe was announced to be in development at [Starz](/source/Starz) on March 13, 2024.[3] The series will focus on the early years of James "Ghost" St. Patrick and Tommy Egan in the late 1990s and early 2000s, exploring their rise in New York City's criminal underworld.[4] Starz ordered an 18-episode season in July 2025 with MeKai Curtis reprising Kanan Stark and *Raising Kanan* creator [Sascha Penn](/source/Sascha_Penn) creating and showrunning *Origins* as well.[5]

### *Power: Legacy* (TBA)

The development of *Power: Legacy* was announced in June 2025, with [Gary Lennon](/source/Gary_Lennon) and Kendra Chapman writing, producing and Lennon set as showrunner, and the series centered around Tommy Egan and Tariq St. Patrick.[6]

### *Power Book V: Influence* (Scrapped)

The development of *Power Book V: Influence* was cancelled in August 2022 and the series would not be moving forward.[7] *Power Book V: Influence* was set to follow Rashad Tate's political career. The spin-off was supposed to focus on Tate’s second run for governor of New York, with Larenz Tate reprising his role. However, Starz decided not to move forward with this project, likely because Tate’s character already plays a prominent role in *Power Book II: Ghost*. Starz programming executives have mentioned that the character's story could continue to unfold within that series.

## Accolades

Series Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. Power 2015 Women's Image Network Awards[8] Actress Drama Series Naturi Naughton Outstanding Show Written by a Woman Courtney A. Kemp 2016 47th NAACP Image Awards[9] Outstanding Drama Series Power Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Omari Hardwick Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton NAMIC Vision Awards[10] Best Performance – Drama Naturi Naughton Best Performance – Drama Omari Hardwick Women's Image Network Awards[11] Actress Drama Series Naturi Naughton 2017 48th NAACP Image Awards[12] Outstanding Drama Series Power Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Omari Hardwick Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton Black Reel Awards for Television[13] Outstanding Drama Series Power People's Choice Awards[14] Favorite Premium Drama Series Power 2018 49th NAACP Image Awards[15] Outstanding Drama Series Power Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Omari Hardwick Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Michael Rainey Jr. Black Reel Awards for Television[16] Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Omari Hardwick NAMIC Vision Awards[17] Best Performance – Drama 50 Cent Best Performance – Drama Michael Rainey Jr. Drama Power Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)[18] Outstanding Music Supervision – Television Jennifer Ross 2019 50th NAACP Image Awards[19] Outstanding Drama Series Power 34th Annual Imagen Awards[20] Best Actress - Television Lela Loren 2020 51st NAACP Image Awards[21] Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Omari Hardwick Power Book II: Ghost 2021 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series Power Book II: Ghost [22] Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Clifford 'Method Man' Smith Jr Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Mary J. Blige 2022 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Clifford 'Method Man' Smith Jr [23] Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Mary J. Blige

## Theme songs

The opening themes for all four series are songs performed by the executive producer of the show, 50 Cent.

Series Theme song Power "Big Rich Town" Power Book II: Ghost Power Book III: Raising Kanan "Part of the Game" Power Book IV: Force "Power Powder Respect"

## References

1. ["50 Cent Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5KnKwTj6Ys), January 17, 2018, [archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220116073728/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5KnKwTj6Ys) January 16, 2022 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2023-01-01

1. Parlevliet, Mirko (2022-12-15). ["Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 Teaser and 50 Cent on Fightland"](https://www.vitalthrills.com/power-book-ii-ghost/). *VitalThrills.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231106060450/https://www.vitalthrills.com/power-book-ii-ghost/) November 6, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

1. Cordero, Rosy (March 13, 2024). ["'Power' Franchise Expanding Again With Ghost & Tommy Prequel Series In Development At Starz"](https://deadline.com/2024/03/power-franchise-ghost-tommy-prequel-series-starz-1235857262/). *[Deadline](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240321123824/https://deadline.com/2024/03/power-franchise-ghost-tommy-prequel-series-starz-1235857262/) March 21, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

1. Schnieder, Michael (March 13, 2024). ["Starz Orders Fourth 'Power' Spinoff 'Origins,' About the Beginnings of Ghost and Tommy"](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/power-spinoff-origins-starz-ghost-tommy-1235940678/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240314200226/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/power-spinoff-origins-starz-ghost-tommy-1235940678/) March 14, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

1. Cordero, Rosy (July 22, 2025). ["Starz Orders *Power: Origins* Prequel to Series with *Raising Kanan* Star MeKai Curtis Set to Return"](https://deadline.com/2025/07/starz-orders-power-origins-prequel-mekai-curtis-cast-1236465075/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. [Penske Media Corporation](/source/Penske_Media_Corporation). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250724012814/https://deadline.com/2025/07/starz-orders-power-origins-prequel-mekai-curtis-cast-1236465075/) July 24, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

1. Andreeva, Nellie & Cordero, Rosy (June 10, 2025). ["'Power': Starz Opening Writers Room On New Spinoff As 'Origins' Development Progresses"](https://deadline.com/2025/06/power-spinoff-legacy-origins-joseph-sikora-michael-rainey-jr-1236429153/). *Deadline Hollywood*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250620181917/https://deadline.com/2025/06/power-spinoff-legacy-origins-joseph-sikora-michael-rainey-jr-1236429153/) June 20, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2, 2025.

1. Schwartz, Ryan (August 11, 2022). ["Power Spinoff Influence, Centered on Councilman Tate, Not Moving Forward"](https://tvline.com/2022/08/11/power-spinoff-cancelled-influence-councilman-tate-starz/). *TVLine*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220826031439/https://tvline.com/2022/08/11/power-spinoff-cancelled-influence-councilman-tate-starz/) August 26, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

1. ["Women's Image Network Awards 2015"](https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002887/2015/1). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. August 3, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210820173224/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002887/2015/1) August 20, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

1. ["2016 Image Winners"](https://variety.com/2016/film/news/naacp-awards-winners-list-image-creed-queen-latifah-1201698809/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. February 6, 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160227131516/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/naacp-awards-winners-list-image-creed-queen-latifah-1201698809/) February 27, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

1. ["22ND ANNUAL NAMIC VISION AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED"](http://namic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-NAMIC-Vision-Awards-Nominations-FINAL.pdf). August 3, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160519041004/http://namic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-NAMIC-Vision-Awards-Nominations-FINAL.pdf) May 19, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

1. ["Women's Image Network Awards 2016"](https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002887/2016/1/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. August 3, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201113191146/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002887/2016/1/) November 13, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

1. Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). ["Beyonce leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominees"](https://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/13/naacp-image-awards-nominees-2017/). *Entertainment Weekly*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161216120232/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/13/naacp-image-awards-nominees-2017) December 16, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

1. ["BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD"](http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/). *The Black Reel Awards*. August 3, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170812065140/http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/) August 12, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

1. ["People's Choice Awards Nominations Are Here: Find Out How to Vote for Your Favorites"](https://people.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-nominations-full-list-movies-tv-music/). August 3, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033023/https://people.com/awards/peoples-choice-awards-nominations-full-list-movies-tv-music/) June 23, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

1. ["NAACP – Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards"](http://www.naacp.org/latest/nominees-announced-49th-naacp-image-awards/). *NAACP*. November 20, 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031440/http://www.naacp.org/latest/nominees-announced-49th-naacp-image-awards/) December 1, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

1. ["VOTERS ARE "SWEET" ON QUEEN SUGAR"](http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/). August 3, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180624023653/http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/) June 24, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

1. ["2018 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominees"](http://namic.com/visionawards/2018nominees/). August 3, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180803104317/http://namic.com/visionawards/2018nominees/) August 3, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

1. ["2018 HMMA Winners"](https://www.hmmawards.com/hmma-winners/). September 22, 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191121235456/https://www.hmmawards.com/hmma-winners/) November 21, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

1. ["NAACP – Nominees Announced for 50th NAACP Image Awards"](https://naacpimageawards.net/nominees/). September 22, 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171206053924/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/nominees) December 6, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

1. ["Nominations Announced for the 34th Annual Imagen Awards"](https://www.imagen.org/2019/07/01/nominations-announced-for-the-34th-annual-imagen-awards/). September 22, 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200802032122/https://www.imagen.org/2019/07/01/nominations-announced-for-the-34th-annual-imagen-awards/) August 2, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

1. ["NAACP Image Awards Winners: Complete List"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-updating-1276771/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. February 22, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200223025246/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-updating-1276771) February 23, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

1. Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-02-02). ["NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List With 'Bridgerton', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' & 'Da 5 Bloods'"](https://deadline.com/2021/02/naacp-image-awards-nominations-2021-1234685220/). *Deadline*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210326223146/https://deadline.com/2021/02/naacp-image-awards-nominations-2021-1234685220/) March 26, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-03.

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