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Mekai Curtis Looks Ahead to ‘Power: Origins’
Mekai Curtis will continue playing Kanan Stark in *Power: Origins*, the next series in the franchise, which is being developed by *Raising Kanan* showrunner Sascha Penn. The news highlights that the prequel will follow Kanan’s development as well as the early stories of Ghost and Tommy, expanding on the character’s history before the events of *Power*.
Penn praised Curtis for portraying Kanan’s change from an open-eyed young man into a hardened veteran, while Patina Miller recalled seeing his potential at an early chemistry read. Curtis said *Raising Kanan* helped him grow as an actor and as a person. Penn also confirmed that Tony Danza’s Stefano will not appear in *Origins* and teased a complicated dynamic between Kanan and Breeze; filming has already wrapped.
In short
- Mekai Curtis returns as Kanan in *Power: Origins*.
- The prequel will explore Kanan alongside young Ghost and Tommy.
- Breeze is set to feature, while Stefano will not.
Explained simply
Power is a crime drama franchise centred on people involved in New York’s drug trade and the relationships that shape their lives. Its original series follows James “Ghost” St Patrick, while later series explore events before that story.
Mekai Curtis plays Kanan Stark, a character whose younger years are the focus of the prequel series Raising Kanan. Patina Miller plays his mother, Raquel, and Sascha Penn has led the development of that series. The franchise’s prequel stories provide context for how Kanan, Ghost and Tommy became the people seen in the original show.
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