Power is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Courtney A. Kemp in collaboration with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. It aired on the Starz network from June 7, 2014 to February 9, 2020.
Upon release, Power gained positive reviews and is one of Starz's highest-rated shows and one of cable's most-watched shows. Prior to the fifth-season premiere, Starz renewed the show for a sixth and final season, which premiered on August 25, 2019. The series has led to three aired spin-offs and an additional two in development.
Overview Power tells the story of James St. Patrick, an intelligent, smooth yet ruthless drug dealer who goes by the alias of "Ghost." He wishes to leave the criminal world to pursue legitimate business interests as a nightclub owner. St. Patrick aims to balance those two lives, while also avoiding police capture, trying to navigate his crumbling marriage and manage shifting economic alliances.
The show features James' family, which consists of his wife Tasha, twins Tariq and Raina and baby Yasmine. Power also follows James' criminal partner and best friend Tommy Egan, love interest and criminal prosecutor Angela Valdes, friend-turned-rival Kanan Stark, protege and rival Andre Coleman, and Angela's colleague, Cooper Saxe. Defense attorney Joe Proctor, district attorney John Mak and politician Rashad Tate also appear in the show's later seasons.
Power utilizes episodic cliffhangers as plot devices to carry its story forward.
Episodes
Cast and characters ActorCharacterSeasons123456Omari Hardwick James "Ghost" St. Patrick colspan="6" Lela Loren Angela Valdes colspan="5" colspan="1" Naturi Naughton Tasha St. Patrick colspan="6" Joseph Sikora Thomas "Tommy" Egan colspan="6" Andy Bean Gregory "Greg" Knox colspan="3" colspan="3" Adam Huss Joshua "Josh" Kantos colspan="2" colspan="3" Kathrine Narducci Frankie Lavarro colspan="1" colspan="4" Luis Antonio Ramos Carlos Ruiz colspan="3" colspan="3" Greg Serano Juan Julio Medina Sinqua Walls Shawn Stark colspan="2" colspan="4" Lucy Walters Holly Weaver colspan="3" colspan="3" Shane Johnson Cooper Saxe colspan="5" J. R. Ramirez Julio Romano colspan="3" colspan="2" Rotimi Akinosho Andre "Dre" Coleman colspan="5" David Fumero Miguel "Mike" Sandoval colspan="3" colspan="2" Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Kanan Stark colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" Michael Rainey Jr. Tariq St. Patrick colspan="2" colspan="4" Jerry Ferrara Joseph "Joe" Proctor colspan="4" Callan Mulvey Dean / Milan colspan ="2" colspan ="3" Alani "La La" Anthony Lakeisha Grant colspan="3" colspan="3" Matt Cedeño Diego "Cristobal" Martinez colspan="2" colspan="2" Sung Kang John Mak colspan="3" colspan="2" William Sadler Anthony "Tony" Teresi colspan="3" colspan="2" Brandon Victor Dixon Deleterious "Terry" Silver colspan="3" Larenz Tate Rashad Tate colspan="3" colspan="2" Michael J. Ferguson Francis "2-Bit" Johnson colspan="4" Mike Dopud Jason Micic colspan="3" colspan="2" Monique Gabriela Curnen Blanca Rodriguez colspan="4" Cynthia Addai-Robinson Ramona Garrity colspan="5" Evan Handler Jacob Warner colspan="5"
Notes
Main Omari Hardwick as James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a high-level drug distributor and nightclub owner. A smart, well dressed and calculated man, yet will not hesitate to kill if necessary. He is married to Tasha, is the father of Tariq, Raina, and Yasmine St. Patrick, and is also romantically involved with AUSA Angela Valdes. Lela Loren as Angela Valdes, an Assistant United States Attorney tasked with prosecuting Ghost unaware of his real identity. She went to the same high school as St. Patrick and Egan. She is St. Patrick's love interest and mistress. Naturi Naughton as Tasha St. Patrick (née Green), Ghost's wife and criminal accomplice. She has romantic affairs with Kanan's son Shawn and attorney Terry Silver. She is also Q's new love interest. Joseph Sikora as Thomas "Tommy" Egan, Ghost's hot headed partner, best friend, and the godfather to his children. Egan is seen as an honorary member of his family. Andy Bean as Gregory "Greg" Knox, an FBI agent assigned to the Ghost/Lobos case and Angela's former love interest (seasons 1–3) Adam Huss as Joshua "Josh" Kantos (seasons 1–2; recurring season 3) Kathrine Narducci as Frankie Lavarro (season 1; guest season 2) Luis Antonio Ramos as Carlos Ruiz (seasons 1–3) Greg Serano as Juan Julio Medina (season 1; recurring seasons 3 and 5) Sinqua Walls as Shawn Stark, Kanan's son who is also the personal chauffeur and loyal bodyguard of Ghost. But he starts an affair with Tasha. (seasons 1–2) Lucy Walters as Holly, a petty criminal and waitress at Truth and the love interest to Tommy (seasons 1–3) Shane Johnson as Cooper Saxe, a fellow attorney and Angela's colleague also assigned to the Ghost case. (seasons 2–6; recurring season 1) J. R. Ramirez as Julio Moreno, Ghost and Tommy's right-hand man and a former Toros Locos gang member. (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1) Rotimi Akinosho as Andre "Dre" Coleman, a low-profile and ambitious drug dealer. He works with both Ghost and Kanan and eventually becomes a major player under Alicia Jiménez. (seasons 2–6) David Fumero as Miguel "Mike" Sandoval, a corrupt FBI Assistant U.S. Attorney (seasons 2–4) Curtis Jackson as Kanan Stark, a fellow drug dealer and Ghost's and Tommy's former mentor-turned rival. Stark is the series' anti-hero. Prior to the events of the series, he was set up by Ghost and Tasha to go to prison for ten years. (seasons 3–6; recurring seasons 1–2) Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq James St. Patrick, Tasha and James's son. An honor student, he has a strained relationship with James/Ghost because of his marriage-ending relationship with Angela and lying about being involved in the drug game and being mentored by Kanan. Tariq has two sisters: a twin, Raina St. Patrick, who is later murdered by a crooked police officer, named Raymond "Ray Ray" Jones, when Tariq was involved in pulling home invasion robberies with Kanan and Ray Ray; and a younger sister, Yasmine St. Patrick. (seasons 3–6; recurring seasons 1–2) Jerry Ferrara as Joseph "Joe" Proctor, a criminal attorney who frequently represents Ghost and Tommy. (seasons 3–6; recurring season 2) Callan Mulvey as Dean / Milan (season 3) La La Anthony as Lakeisha Grant, Tasha's friend and criminal accomplice. She is a hairstylist and business owner. She becomes Tommy's love interest in the later seasons. (seasons 4–6; recurring seasons 1–3) Matt Cedeño as Diego "Cristobal" Martinez, Dre's best friend and a head of the Hermanos Tainos. (seasons 4–5; recurring seasons 2–3) Sung Kang as John Mak, an Assistant U.S. attorney who leads the case in the murder of FBI agent Greg Knox. (seasons 4–5; guest season 6) William Sadler as Anthony "Tony" Teresi, an incarcerated Italian-American gangster and caporegime in the Mosconi crime family. He is the father of Tommy Egan. (seasons 4–5) Brandon Victor Dixon as Deleterious "Terry" Silver (season 5; recurring season 4) Larenz Tate as Rashad Tate, a New York City councilman who is running for governor of New York. Tate uses James for PR for his campaign, as St. Patrick is viewed as an inspiration to potential urban voters. Tate is a former police officer and frequently participates in corruption. (seasons 5–6; recurring season 4) Michael J. Ferguson as Francis "2-Bit" Johnson, former accomplice of Dre / Kanan who runs with Tommy (season 6; recurring seasons 2–5) Mike Dopud as Jason Micic, Tommy's Serbian connect (season 6; recurring seasons 4–5) Monique Gabriela Curnen as Blanca Rodriguez (season 6; recurring season 5) Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Ramona Garrity, a political strategist for the DNC (season 6) Evan Handler as Jacob Warner (season 6)
Recurring Elizabeth Rodriguez as Paz Valdes, 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 (seasons 1–4; guest season 6) Enrique Murciano as Felipe Lobos, an international drug supplier who works with Ghost and Tommy (seasons 1–3) Quincy Tyler Bernstine as Tameika Robinson, the leader of the United States Department of Justice (seasons 5–6) 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 Jiménez cartel (seasons 4–6) Patricia Kalember as Kate Egan, Tommy's mother (seasons 2–6) Bill Sage as Sammy, an Irish gangster who works with Tommy (seasons 4–5) Anika Noni Rose as Laverne "Jukebox" Ganner, a dirty cop and Kanan's cousin (seasons 3–4) Maurice Compte as Diego Jiménez, a rival drug supplier and one of the leaders of the Jiménez cartel (seasons 4–5) Avery Mason as Black "BG" Grimace, Tommy's right-hand man and valet Amaya Carr as Yasmine St. Patrick, James and Tasha's daughter and sister to Tariq Debbi Morgan as Estelle, Tasha's mother Denim Roberson as Cash Grant, LaKeisha's son Ty Jones as SAC Jerry Donovan, an FBI agent working on the Lobos and Jimenez cases (seasons 2–6) Mattea Conforti as Elisa Marie Proctor, Joey's daughter Aleksandar Popovic as Petar, a member of the Serbian organization who worked with Tommy (seasons 3–4) Andrea-Rachel Parker as Destiny, Tariq's ex fling (seasons 3–4) Tyrone Marshall Brown as Quinton "Q" Wallace, Tasha's new love interest (season 6) Joseph Perrino as Vincent Ragni, a member of the mob, Tommy and Tony conflicted with (seasons 4–6) Franky G as Poncho, the new primera for the Soldados Family, after Ruiz Gianni Paolo as Brayden Weston, Tariq's best friend and business partner Alix Lapri as Effie, Tariq's new love interest Omar Scroggins as Spottswood "Spanky" Richards, a childhood friend of Dre's and 2Bit's, who later works under Dre and Tommy (seasons 2–6) Glynn Turman as Gabriel, Ghost's uncle. (season 6) Charlie Murphy as Marshal Clyde Williams, a violent guard in Ghost's cell block (season 4) Jim Norton as Father Callahan, a priest who sells drugs for Tommy Lee Tergesen as Bailey Markham, a Homeland Security agent and Greg Knox's friend (seasons 3–4) Sonya Walger as Madeline Stern, Simon's wife C. S. Lee as Jae Shin, Korean crime boss. (seasons 2–3) Johnathan Park as Dylan, Jae Shin's son (seasons 2–3) Richard Ryker as Steve Tampio, a DEA agent Angela deals with Ian Paola as Uriel Diaz, leader of the Toros Locos Patrick R. Walker as Alphonse Clemons, former associate of Rashad Tate Victor Almanzar as Arturo Magdaleno, Dre and Cristobal's right-hand man and a new leader of the Toros Locos Darrell Britt-Gibson as Rolla, a close friend of Ghost's and leader of the RSK's (season 1) Danielle Thorpe as Lindsay Proctor, Joey's junkie ex-wife Mercedes Ruehl as Connie Teresi, Tony's wife Domenick Lombardozzi as Benny Civello, a member of the Civello crime family and Joey Proctor's cousin Michael Gaston as Judge Tapper, the judge on Ghost's case Sheena Sakai as Soo, Julio's girlfriend Maria Rivera as Maria Suarez, a witness Ghost spared (seasons 5–6; guest season 1) Vinicius Zorin-Machado as Nomar Arcielo, a Soldado turned informant for Angela (season 1) Johnny Serret as Sabueso, a drug courier for Ghost Leslie Lopez as "Pink Sneakers", an assassin hired to target Ghost's operation (seasons 1–2) Ivica Marc as Drago, Jason's right-hand man Gus Halper as Alby Cedric the Entertainer as Croop, a hitman Tate associates with. (season 6) Audrey Esparza as Liliana, Julio's friend, became Tommy's right-hand woman on Power Book IV: Force (season 1)
Special guest appearances Kendrick Lamar as Laces, a Dominican drug addict who works with Kanan (season 5) Jesse Williams as Kadeem, Lakeisha's ex, and father of their son, Cash (season 6)
Broadcast In Australia, all episodes are available to stream after their American airing on Stan. The show is available weekly after its US airing on Netflix in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Scandinavia and Finland, all episodes are available to stream on HBO Nordic.
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