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Genre
  
Crime Drama

Opening theme
  
"Big Rich Town"

Country of origin
  
United States

Network
  
Starz

8.1/10
IMDb


Created by
  
Courtney A. Kemp

Composer(s)
  
50 Cent & Joe

First episode date
  
7 June 2014

Program creator
  
Courtney Kemp Agboh

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Starring
  
Omari Hardwick Lela Loren Naturi Naughton Joseph Sikora Andy Bean Adam Huss Kathrine Narducci Luis Antonio Ramos Greg Serano Sinqua Walls Lucy Walters Rotimi David Fumero Shane Johnson J.R. Ramirez Jerry Ferrara Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson Callan Mulvey Michael Rainey Jr.

Cast
  
50 Cent, Omari Hardwick, Naturi Naughton, Lela Loren, Joseph Sikora

Profiles

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Power is an American crime drama television series airing on Starz. The show was created by Courtney Kemp Agboh and is produced by the rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. It premiered on June 7, 2014.

Contents

On June 11, 2014, Starz renewed Power for a ten-episode second season, which began on June 6, 2015 and ended on August 15, 2015. On June 10, 2015, after a positive critical response to its season 2 premiere, Power was renewed for a ten-episode third season which premiered on July 17, 2016. On July 19, 2016, Starz renewed Power for a fourth and fifth season.

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Overview

The series follows James St. Patrick (Hardwick), nicknamed "Ghost," owner of a popular New York City nightclub "Truth." In addition, he is a major player in one of the city's biggest illegal drug networks. He struggles to balance these two lives, and the balance topples when he realizes he wants to leave the drug ring in order to support his legitimate business. He also has to keep his marriage with Tasha (Naughton) and his relationship with AUSA agent Angela Valdez (Loren). With help from his partner in crime Tommy Egan (Sikora), he tries to manage a double life.

Broadcast

In Australia, all episodes are available to stream after their US 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.

Season 1

Season 1 of Power received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Metacritic gives the season a score of 57 out of 100, based on 15 reviews, indicating a mixed reaction to the series. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the season a rating of 44%, based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's consensus states, "Power suffers from excessive plotting and the use of overly familiar by-the-numbers story elements."

Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter said of Power in his review, "Power seemingly wants to be a show that tells a big, complicated, meaningful story about, well, the perils and problems of power and how one man deals with them." New York Daily News staff writes in their review, "Power hits on all cylinders as it returns for its second season. Throw a couple of great women into Ghost's life — his wife, Tasha (Naturi Naughton), and his recently resurfaced lifelong flame Angela (Lela Loren) — and you have drama that's hard not to keep watching." Critic Brian Lowry of Variety states in his review, "The three previewed episodes of the show, created by The Good Wife alumna Courtney Kemp Agboh, move briskly enough, but they’re still only moderately compelling. And while 50 Cent's participation provides some promotional heft (he has a cameo in a later episode), the allure of such behind-the-scenes marquee names is usually limited. Mostly, this is undemanding escapism with all the requisite pay-TV trappings, along the lines of what Cinemax is offering in episodic form. While that might be a formula to keep Ghost visible for some time to come, creatively speaking, it leaves Power a touch low on juice.

Season 2

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the season a rating of 100%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. Review aggregator Metacritic gives the season a score of 75 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating a generally favorable reaction to the series. Season 3 premiered on July 17, 2016.

References

Power (TV series) Wikipedia