Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 5 to Wrap Up the Series
STARZ has added Shameik Moore to the cast of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, introducing him in tonight’s season four finale as the highly anticipated “Branford ‘Breeze’ Frady.” Moore will join the cast as a series regular in the prequel series’ upcoming fifth season, which has also been confirmed as the final season.
“It was always my intention that ‘Raising Kanan’ would run for five seasons, and thanks to my friends and partners at STARZ and Lionsgate, as well as the incredible cast, crew and writing staff, I’ve been able to tell the entirety of the story I set out to tell way back in 2019,” said said Power Book III: Raising Kanan executive producer, writer and showrunner Sascha Penn.
Penn added: “Having said that, with the table we’ve set in this season finale and the inevitable introduction of Breeze, there is still an exceptionally intense and action-packed season left for the viewers to experience, and I assure you that the stakes for Kanan and the entire Thomas family have never been higher.
“I’m very proud of this series, and grateful that we’ve been able to see it through to what is an incredibly explosive and satisfying conclusion for the unbelievably loyal fans of the Power Universe.”
“The ‘Power’ Universe fans have been patiently anticipating this moment, and I’m honored to step into the iconic role of Breeze,” said Moore. “I jumped into a story that is already alive with such strong characters, but it was a fun challenge to find Breeze’s unique identity, and I can’t wait for fans to see how Breeze will shift dynamics in the story. It’s gonna be a wild ride.”
All four seasons of Power Book III: Raising Kanan are available to stream now on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms.
Power fans have heard the name “Breeze” since the first season of the original series in 2014, and they have long suspected the character might turn up at some point in the prequel series. Known as a drug kingpin from Jamaica, Queens, Breeze employed a young Kanan Stark, as well as James St. Patrick, and Tommy Egan, with James and Tommy as his corner boys.
In tonight’s season four finale of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, street legends “Snaps” (Wendell Pierce) and “Pop” (Erika Woods) introduce Kanan (MeKai Curtis) to their nephew, Breeze, anticipating a new partnership opportunity between the two young men and providing a lasting tie between the prequel and the flagship series.
Season four of Power Book III: Raising Kanan found Kanan reluctantly entering into a truce with his mother, drug queenpin Raquel “Raq” Thomas (Patina Miller). With Unique (Joey Bada$$) back from the dead and pulling strings from the shadows, the hesitant trust between mother and son didn’t last long, and their volatile relationship was tested once again, leading to another dramatic showdown in the season finale.
In addition to Miller, Curtis, Bada$$, Pierce, and Woods, Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Hailey Kilgore, and Tony Danza.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan is the second series in the expanded Power Universe franchise. Sascha Penn serves as showrunner and executive producer for Season Four. Lionsgate Television produces the series for STARZ.
The Power Universe series is executive-produced by the creator and showrunner of the original Power, Courtney A. Kemp, through her production company, End of Episode; Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson through G-Unit Film and Television; and Mark Canton through Canton Entertainment. Chris Selak and Kevin Fox also serve as executive producers.
