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Not to be confused with Powers (U.S. TV series) or Powers (UK TV series).
Power
A dark montage with the name "Power" written on it, surrounded by a cloud of cocaine.
GenreCrime drama
Created byCourtney A. Kemp
Starring
Omari Hardwick
Opening theme"Big Rich Town"
Composers50 Cent
Joe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes48 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Bart Wenrich
  • Shana Stein
  • Heather Zuhlke
  • Raphael Jackson, Jr.
  • Damione Macedon
  • Denise Pinckley
  • Michael Rainey Jr.
  • La La Anthony
Production locationNew York City
Running time48–61 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkStarz
ReleaseJune 7, 2014 (2014-06-07) –
present

Power is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Courtney A. Kemp. It debuted on the Starz network on June 7, 2014, and has run for five seasons.[1][2]

It tells the story of James St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick), a ruthless drug-dealer under the nickname "Ghost", who wishes to leave the criminal world in order to support his legitimate business interests as a nightclub owner. James aims to balance these two lives, while avoiding police capture, and looks to resolve his personal life as his marriage crumbles. The show is set and filmed in New York City.

The show also features James' family, which consists of his wife Tasha (Naturi Naughton) and son, Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.). The show also stars James' partner Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora), love interest Angela Valdes (Lela Loren), and rival drug-dealer Kanan Stark (50 Cent), while introducing the characters Joe Proctor (Jerry Ferrara) and John Mak (Sung Kang) in the show's later seasons.

Upon release, Power has gained critical acclaim for its characterization, pacing, atmosphere, acting, directing, and writing.[3][4] It has also become a ratings hit for Starz, regularly featuring as one of the network's most-watched cable shows.[5][6] Prior to the premiere of the fifth season, Starz renewed the show for a sixth season, set to air in 2019.[7]

Cast and characters

Main characters

  • Omari Hardwick as James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a high-level drug distributor and nightclub owner. Angela's ex-boyfriend and Tasha's ex-husband.
  • Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan, Ghost's partner and life-long friend, seen as a honorary member of his family.
  • Lela Loren as Angela Valdes, an Assistant United States Attorney tasked with hunting Ghost, and James' love interest.
  • Naturi Naughton as Tasha St. Patrick, James' wife and criminal accomplice.
  • 50 Cent as Kanan Stark, a fellow drug dealer and Ghost's former mentor.
  • Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq St. Patrick, James' son who wishes to enter the drug business. He is like the son Kanan wishes he always had, and is also the twin brother to Raina.
  • Shane Johnson as Cooper Saxe, a fellow attorney and Angela's colleague also assigned to the Ghost case.
  • Jerry Ferrara as Joe Proctor, a criminal attorney who frequently works with Ghost and Tommy.
  • Sung Kang as John Mak, a high profile attorney who leads the case against Ghost.
  • La La Anthony as LaKeisha Grant, Tasha's friend, who later launders money for her and begins a relationship with Tommy.
  • Rotimi Akinosho as Andre "Dre" Coleman, a low-profile street dealer who wishes to grow. He works with both Ghost and Kanan, and eventually becomes a major player under Alicia Jiménez.
  • William Sadler as Tony Teresi, a prison mobster inmate who is later revealed to be Tommy's father.
  • Andy Bean as Greg Knox, an F.B.I. agent assigned to the Ghost case and Angela's former love interest.
  • David Fumero as Miguel "Mike" Sandoval, a dirty cop who works with Lobos and attorney assigned to the Ghost case.

Recurring characters

  • Elizabeth Rodriguez as Paz, Angela's sister who maintains a dislike for James.
  • Donshea Hopkins as Raina St. Patrick, James and Tasha's eldest daughter and twin sister to Tariq.
  • Enrique Murciano as Felipe Lobos, an international drug supplier who works with Ghost and Tommy.
  • Larenz Tate as Rashad Tate, a dirty councilman who works with James.
  • Quincy Tyler Bernstine as Tameika Robinson, the leader of the United States Department of Justice.
  • Victor Garber as Simon Stern, a rival nightclub owner.
  • Ana de la Reguera as Alicia Jiménez, Diego's sister and one of the leaders of the Jiménz cartel.
  • Patricia Kalember as Kate Egan, Tommy's mother.
  • Bill Sage as Sammy, an Irish gangster who works with Tommy.
  • Anika Noni Rose as Laverne "Jukebox" Ganner, a dirty cop and Kanan's cousin.
  • Marcus Callender as Raymond "Ray Ray" Jones, a corrupt undercover cop, who murders Raina St. Patrick and in turn murdered by Tariq St. Patrick.
  • Maurice Compte as Diego Jiménez, a rival drug supplier and one of the leaders of the Jiménez cartel.
  • Lee Tergesen as Bailey Markham, another drug supplier who works solely with Tommy.

Special guest appearances

  • Kendrick Lamar as Laces, a Dominican drug addict who works with Kanan.

Episodes

Main article: List of Power episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
18June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07)August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02)
210June 6, 2015 (2015-06-06)August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15)
310July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
410June 25, 2017 (2017-06-25)September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03)
510July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)
615August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25)February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09)

Broadcast

In Australia, all episodes are available to stream after their US airing on Stan.[8] The show is available weekly after its US airing on Netflix in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[9][10][11] In Scandinavia and Finland, all episodes are available to stream on HBO Nordic.[12]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2015
 Women's Image Network Awards[13] Actress Drama Series Naturi Naughton Nominated
Outstanding Show Written by a Woman Courtney A. Kemp Nominated
2016
 47th NAACP Image Awards[14] Outstanding Drama Series Power Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Omari Hardwick Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton Nominated
NAMIC Vision Awards[15] Best Performance - Drama Naturi Naughton Nominated
Best Performance - Drama Omari Hardwick Won
Women's Image Network Awards[16] Actress Drama Series Naturi Naughton Nominated
2017
 48th NAACP Image Awards[17] Outstanding Drama Series Power Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Omari Hardwick Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton Won
Black Reel Awards for Television[18] Outstanding Drama Series Power Nominated
People's Choice Awards[19] Favorite Premium Drama Series Power Nominated
2018
 49th NAACP Image Awards[20] Outstanding Drama Series Power Won
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Omari Hardwick Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Naturi Naughton Won
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Michael Rainey Jr. Nominated
Black Reel Awards for Television[21] Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Omari Hardwick Nominated
NAMIC Vision Awards[22] Best Performance – Drama 50 Cent Nominated
Best Performance – Drama Michael Rainey Jr. Nominated
Drama Power Nominated

Reception

Critical response

Season 1

Season 1 of Power received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Metacritic gives the season a score of 57 out of 100, based on 15 reviews, indicating a mixed reaction to the series.[23] Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the season a rating of 44%, based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's consensus states, "Power suffers from excessive plotting and the use of overly familiar by-the-numbers story elements."[24]

Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter observed in his review, "Power seemingly wants to be a show that tells a big, complicated, meaningful story about, well, the perils and problems of power and how one man deals with them."[25] The New York Daily News staff writes in their review, "Power hits on all cylinders as it returns for its second season. Throw a couple of great women into Ghost's life—his wife, Tasha (Naturi Naughton), and his recently resurfaced lifelong flame Angela (Lela Loren)—and you have drama that's hard not to keep watching."[26] Critic Brian Lowry of Variety states in his review, "The three previewed episodes of the show, created by The Good Wife alumna Courtney A. Kemp, move briskly enough, but they're still only moderately compelling. And while 50 Cent's participation provides some promotional heft (he has a cameo in a later episode), the allure of such behind-the-scenes marquee names is usually limited. Mostly, this is undemanding escapism with all the requisite pay-TV trappings, along the lines of what Cinemax is offering in episodic form. While that might be a formula to keep Ghost visible for some time to come, creatively speaking, it leaves Power a touch low on juice.[27]

Season 2

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the season a rating of 100%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[28] Review aggregator Metacritic gives the season a score of 75 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating a generally favorable reaction to the series.[29]

References

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Starz Sets Premiere Date For Drama 'Power', Releases Key Art, Theme Song By 50 Cent". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Bibel, Sara (June 14, 2013). "Starz Greenlights Drama 'Power' From Executive Producer Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Latinos Post Staff (September 10, 2015). "'Power' Season 3: Release Date, Cast, Plot, Rumors & Everything We Know So Far Here!". Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "'Power' Gets Season 4 Premiere Date".,
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 11, 2014). "Starz's 'Power' Renewed For Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Shows A-Z - power on starz". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (March 13, 2018). "'Power' Renewed For Season 6 On Starz; Gets Season 5 Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Knox, David (June 15, 2015). "Stan adding Power, Ash vs Evil Dead, Flesh & Bone". TVTonight. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  9. ^ Szalai, Georg (June 9, 2014). "The first episode of the show from Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is available on Amazon, iTunes and other platforms Monday with a linear TV run in Britain still possible as Starz is holding out for a price tag it feels the show deserves". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  10. ^ White, Peter (June 9, 2014). "50 Cent drug drama gets digital release". Broadcast Now. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  11. ^ "Power". Netflix Media Center.
  12. ^ "HBO Nordic". www.hbonordic.com.
  13. ^ "Women's Image Network Awards 2015". August 3, 2018.
  14. ^ "2016 Image Winners". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "22ND ANNUAL NAMIC VISION AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). August 3, 2018.
  16. ^ "Women's Image Network Awards 2016". August 3, 2018.
  17. ^ Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyonce leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  18. ^ "BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD". August 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "People's Choice Awards Nominations Are Here: Find Out How to Vote for Your Favorites". August 3, 2018.
  20. ^ "NAACP - Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards". 20 November 2017.
  21. ^ "VOTERS ARE "SWEET" ON QUEEN SUGAR". August 3, 2018.
  22. ^ "2018 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominees". August 3, 2018.
  23. ^ "Power: Season 1". Metacritic. CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation). Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  24. ^ "Power: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  25. ^ Goodman, Tim (June 6, 2014). "'Power': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  26. ^ New York Daily News Staff (June 5, 2015). "'Power' review: Omari Hardwick's drug-lord drama is right up there with 'Empire'". Daily News. New York. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  27. ^ Lowry, Brian (June 4, 2014). "TV Review: 'Power'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  28. ^ "Power: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  29. ^ "Power: Season 2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation). Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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