Power Origins: Young Beginnings
Power: Origins Casts Young Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan for Starz Prequel Series
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Power: Origins has an 18-episode order for its first season, signaling a substantial standalone run before Power: Legacy.
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New casting details include Jennifer Ferrin as Kate Egan (Tommy’s mother) and Jason Dirden returning as Traymont Stinson from Raising Kanan.
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Sascha Penn serves as showrunner; Courtney A. Kemp is co-creator; Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson’s G-Unit Film and Television is an executive producer; Pete Chatmon is set to direct six episodes.
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The Raising Kanan storyline continues to anchor Origins, with Raising Kanan’s Season 5 finale set to air Aug. 7, which will set up Power: Origins.
Starz is expanding its Power universe with Power: Origins, a prequel series that puts young versions of Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan front and center. Deadline reports the show has an 18-episode first season order — a significant commitment that signals Starz is betting big on the franchise's past.
Spence Moore plays young Ghost, Charlie Mann plays young Tommy, and MeKai Curtis reprises his role as Kanan Stark from Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Variety confirms these are younger takes on the characters originally played by Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora in the original Power series.
Young Ghost and Tommy Take Center Stage
Power: Origins follows Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan as ambitious teenagers entering New York City's drug scene. CNET describes it as an exploration of who these characters were before the events of the original Power series. The show is created by Courtney A. Kemp and Sascha Penn, who also serves as showrunner.
The ensemble cast includes Hill Harper and Nadia Dajani in supporting roles. Jennifer Ferrin joins as Kate Egan — Tommy's mother. Jason Dirden returns as Traymont Stinson, a character he first played in Raising Kanan. Director Pete Chatmon is set to helm six of the 18 episodes.
Raising Kanan's Season 5 Finale Feeds Directly Into Origins
Power: Origins is a direct sequel to Raising Kanan, according to Hollywood Reporter. The two shows share characters and storylines. Raising Kanan's Season 5 finale is set to air August 7 — and Starz has designed that episode to set up the events of Origins.
MeKai Curtis's return as Kanan is the clearest bridge between the two shows. His performance in Raising Kanan made him a fan favorite. Bringing him into Origins ties the expanding Power timeline together in a way audiences already familiar with the franchise will recognize immediately.
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson's Empire Keeps Growing
G-Unit Film and Television, the production company run by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, is an executive producer on Origins. Screen Rant notes the Power universe now spans four spinoffs, with a fifth — Power: Legacy — already greenlit. Origins will stream on Starz alongside all existing Power titles.
Production is currently underway in New Jersey. Origins is designed to sit in the timeline before the original Power series. That means viewers will eventually be able to watch the full arc — from teenage ambition in Origins all the way through the events of the flagship show and its spinoffs.
First-Look Trailer Drops as Starz Builds Buzz
Starz released a teaser trailer and first-look photos to kick off promotion for Origins. Deadline shared the images, which show Moore and Mann in character as young Ghost and Tommy for the first time. The visuals give fans their clearest picture yet of how the new cast compares to the iconic originals.
The trailer is an early sign that Starz wants to build momentum well ahead of the premiere date. With an 18-episode run, Origins has room to tell a sprawling story. The franchise shows no signs of slowing down — Power: Legacy is already waiting in the wings after Origins wraps.
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