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ThePowerfranchise is officially a decade old, and while two of its most popular spinoffs are ending, I’m far more excited about its recently announced show. According toVariety,Starz is officially developing a Ghost and Tommy prequel, meaning the franchise’s two most prominent characters will get a more fleshed-out backstory. Given how loved the duo are, it is no surprisePowerwants to do more with their strongest characters, and I’m excited to see what’s next. Fortunately, the announcement of their prequel has come at the perfect time afterPower Book: GhostandForce’s cancelation.
Despite Ghost exiting the show inPower’s final season, Tommy remained part of the franchise throughPower Book IV: Forcewhich has been confirmed for season 3. However, its upcoming season will conclude the show whilePower Book II: Ghostis currently airing its final installment. Both of these shows finishing their stories could have left a gaping hole in thePoweruniverse, but the Tommy and Ghost prequel will perfectly fill this void. It will provide more from Tommy while keeping the St. Patrick family involved in the universe, which is the story I’ve been craving for years.
Power Book II & IV’s Cancelations Explained
2 Power Spinoffs Are Officially Ending
Power Book IIandIV’s cancelations seem to be largely down to financial reasons, alongside wanting to tell fresh stories within thePoweruniverse.Going beyond a fourth season would make both these shows more expensive, meaning a new spinoff with a fresh cast is far more cost-effective. While this meansPower Book IV: Forcecould technically still have another season after its upcoming return, it seems Starz wants to prioritize its new show, especially since it will star a younger version of Tommy. Thankfully, both of these spinoffs will still get a chance to conclude their stories.
While some shows get axed without having a chance to wrap up their plot,bothGhostandForcewill get a final season, even if they have to rush some storylines. Although this may potentially hinder the quality of the spinoffs' final seasons, it is far better thanPower Book: GhostandForcegetting canceledwithout a definitive ending. GivenPoweronly lasted six seasons anyway, extending these spinoffs for much longer could have risked them becoming exhausting, and I think now is the perfect time to give them a proper sendoff.
GhostandForceboth helped take thePoweruniverse forward and were overall successes, but with the franchise moving in a new direction, their cancelations felt inevitable.
Continuing thePoweruniverse without Omari Hardwick was always going to be challenging, but both these shows have delivered in their own way and exceeded my expectations. Although Hardwick and Sikora seem unlikely to reprise their roles for the prequel, bringing back two of thePower Bookfranchise’s best charactersis the perfect substitute for these popular spinoffs.GhostandForceboth helped take thePoweruniverse forward and were overall successes, but with the franchise moving in a new direction, their cancelations felt inevitable, and I think replacing them with something fresh and exciting is the right call.
Power’s Ghost & Tommy Spinoff Makes Up For II & IV’s Cancelations
Ghost & Tommy Are 2 Of The Franchise’s Best Characters, Making The Spinoffs' Cancelations Easier To Swallow
Canceling two of the three ongoingPowerspinoffs could have really hurt the franchise, but their replacement couldn’t have been any better.Tommy and Ghost’s spinoff will be titledPower Book V: Originsand will highlight the duo’s story before the beginning ofPowerseason 1. The franchise was already supposed to have four spinoffs asPower Book: V Influencewas canceled, likely because Rashad Tate’s story was included inGhostand didn’t need its own series. Therefore, focusing on Ghost and Tommy’s lives before they made it big sounds like a very promising alternative.
It seems unlikely that Hardwick and Sikora can reprise their rolesas portraying younger versions of their characters 10 years after they debuted would be tough. This will give the new actors some tough acts to follow as Hardwick and Sikora did a great job of giving their characters depth and connecting with the audience. However, having fresh actors bring the franchise to its roots by focusing on its main duo will make up for the recent cancelations. This bold strategy from Starz makes my expectations even higher forOrigins, but I have high hopes they can pull it off.
Losing two ofPower’s big shows is definitely a blow, but Tommy and Ghost’s backstory is easily one of the best stories the franchise has to tell, and the fact that we’re finally getting this after so many years is incredibly exciting.
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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Shows How Good Power’s New Prequel Show Could Be
Raising Kanan Already Highlighted How Power’s New Show Can Be Successful
Naturally, there may be reservations about aPowerprequel, butPower Book III: Raising Kananhas already proven how goodOriginscould be.Raising Kananis a different prequel focusing on a younger version of Kanan, and while this was probably the hardest of the three spinoffs to sell as it didn’t continue the main story, many viewers believe it is the franchise’s best show since 2014’sPower.Raising Kanangives the protagonist much more development while introducing more interesting characters, whichOriginscan repeat, giving it the potential to become the franchise’s best spinoff yet.
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ConsideringPower Book III: Rasing Kananis renewed for season 4and 5, having the only two ongoingPowershows being sequels may sound bad on paper. However,Raising Kananhas found plenty of success, and I have no doubt thatOriginscould be even better. IfPoweris going to continue for the foreseeable future, a new show continuing the timeline may be essential, butPower Book V: Originsis the sort of show I’ve been waiting years for, and it is exactly whatPowerneeds right now to continue being one of Starz’s flagship franchises.
Source:Variety
Power
Power, released in 2014, follows a successful New York entrepreneur who covertly leads a drug empire catering to wealthy elites. As he seeks to leave the criminal world behind and protect his family, he navigates the precarious balance between his dual identities.
