We’ve our younger Kanan Stark, Energy Fanatics.
Starz has confirmed that Mekai Curtis has been set to steer Energy Ebook III: Elevating Kanan, a sequence that can comply with the youthful years of Kanan, who was performed by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson in Energy.
The sequence will probably be set within the 1990s.
Right here is the official logline for the sequence:
Good, pushed and nonetheless naïve, Kanan’s world revolves round his mom, Raq, who raised him by herself. She is his all the pieces.
On the similar time, he’s starting to get a way of not solely the world round him, however his place in mentioned world.
Kanan needs to be identical to his mom…and that’s the issue. He’s younger and wide-eyed and doesn’t know the way the hustle works.
And much more importantly, his mom isn’t practically as eager as he’s for him to comply with in her footsteps. Theirs is an advanced relationship that solely will get extra problematic as time goes on.
Madam Secretary’s Patina Miller was not too long ago revealed to be enjoying Raq within the prequel, whereas Omar Epps can also be set to have an integral function.
Curtis has beforehand appeared in Arrested Growth, Woman Meets World, and Kirby Buckets.
Elevating Kanan is one in every of 4 spinoffs within the works at Starz. The premium cabler has additionally given sequence orders to Energy Ebook II: Ghost, Energy Ebook IV: Affect, and Energy Ebook V: Pressure.
The solid of Ghost is led by Mary J. Blige and is about to select up simply days after the occasions of Power Season 6 Episode 15 — the sequence finale.
It can additionally embrace Energy alums Naturi Naughton as Tasha St. Patrick, Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq, Shane Johnson as Cooper Saxe, Quincy Tyler Bernstine as Tameika Washington, and Gianni Paolo as Brayden.
Energy Ebook IV: Affect will deal with Rashad Tate, the politician performed by Larenz Tate within the unique sequence, as he continues his cutthroat quest for energy.
Energy Ebook V: Pressure will comply with Joseph Sikora’s Tommy as he “cuts ties and places New York in his rearview mirror for good,” per the official logline.
“In tv historical past, solely a choose few exhibits have impressed 4 consecutive sequence extensions, launched into lively manufacturing and growth on the similar time,” Jeffrey Hirsch, the president and CEO of Starz, not too long ago mentioned of increasing the Energy-verse.
“These new and thrilling chapters will proceed the journey of a few of ‘Energy’s’ most controversial characters whereas that includes a rising ensemble of complicated, distinct characters together with the high-octane drama that set ‘Energy’ in a category of its personal.”
No premiere dates have been revealed for both of the spinoffs, however TV Fanatic will maintain you up to the mark.
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