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Power Book III: Raising Kanan

Power Book III: Raising Kanan

Power Book III: Raising Kanan is a prequel story that takes viewers back to the '90s and the early years of iconic Power character Kanan Stark.

Genres: Drama, Crime

Premiered: 2021-07-18

Runtime: 60 mins

Status: Running

Rating: 5.6/10

Network: STARZ

Main Cast

Mekai CurtisMekai Curtis
as Kanan Stark
Patina MillerPatina Miller
as Raquel "Raq" Thomas
London BrownLondon Brown
as Marvin Thomas
Malcolm M. MaysMalcolm M. Mays
as Lou-Lou Thomas
Hailey KilgoreHailey Kilgore
as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner
Joey Bada$$Joey Bada$$
as Unique Mathis
Omar EppsOmar Epps
as Detective Malcolm Howard
Antonio OrtizAntonio Ortiz
as Shawn "Famous" Figueroa
Shanley CaswellShanley Caswell
as Detective Shannon Burke
Toby SandemanToby Sandeman
as Symphony Bosket
Grantham ColemanGrantham Coleman
as Ronnie Mathis
Lovie SimoneLovie Simone
as Davina Harrison

Episode Guide

Season 1

  • Episode 1: Back in the Day
    Aired: Jul 18, 2021

    In 1991 in South Jamaica, Queens,15-year-old Kanan Stark is eager to join his family's growing drug business that is led by his mother, Raquel Raq Thomas.

  • Episode 2: Reaping and Sowing
    Aired: Jul 25, 2021

    After a rival crewmember is killed, Raq does whatever is necessary to get the target off Kanan's back.

  • Episode 3: Stick and Move
    Aired: Aug 1, 2021

    Still reeling from a shocking death, Kanan pushes his way into the drug game with Marvin's help while Raq plots to take down her competition.

  • Episode 4: Don't Sleep
    Aired: Aug 8, 2021

    All bets are off when a police raid clears out Raq's competition. Promises are broken, secrets are revealed, and revenge is swift.

  • Episode 5: Choose Your Battles
    Aired: Aug 15, 2021

    Eager to transform her business after the stash house is hit, Raq overhauls her operation. Meanwhile, Kanan is detained after a fight with Scrappy.

  • Episode 6: Level Up
    Aired: Aug 29, 2021

    Lou's new artist showcase becomes the nexus of the rivalry between Raq and Unique. At the same time, Kanan cooks up a drug-selling scheme with Marvin.

  • Episode 7: Stay in Your Lane
    Aired: Sep 5, 2021

    Kanan and Marvin's side hustle goes awry. Raq seeks revenge for the attack on Scrappy. Jukebox suffers a devastating blow.

  • Episode 8: The Cost of Business
    Aired: Sep 12, 2021

    Kanan struggles with a harsh truth after word gets back to Raq that he's behind the bad crack on the streets.

  • Episode 9: Loyal to the End
    Aired: Sep 19, 2021

    As Marvin seeks revenge, Raq turns to Kanan for assistance only he can provide.

  • Episode 10: Paid in Full
    Aired: Sep 26, 2021

    As the situation in the neighborhood turns dire, Raq scrambles to get Kanan out of harm's way.

Season 2

  • Episode 1: The More Things Change
    Aired: Aug 14, 2022

    Kanan returns to Queens where Raq is trying to mend the many fractures in the Thomas family. As Raq expands her empire, Kanan doubts his future in the drug game. Meanwhile, Detective Howard is released from the hospital.

  • Episode 2: Mind Your Business
    Aired: Aug 21, 2022

    Raq learns she may have a snitch and tasks Marvin with confirming the rumor. Lou brings in a potential new artist, but he and Crown disagree. Kanan helps Famous sell mix tapes. Jukebox tracks down her estranged mother.

  • Episode 3: Sleeping Dogs
    Aired: Aug 28, 2022

    A surprise encounter with Howard leaves Kanan rattled. Raq tries to expand into new territory but when an associate and valuables go missing, she is reunited with an old adversary. Lou continues to butt heads with Crown.

  • Episode 4: Pay the Toll
    Aired: Sep 4, 2022

    Kanan and Jukebox search for answers in family matters. When Raq's push into new territory is stalled, she proposes a meeting. Crown helps Famous get settled. Still investigating Howard's shooting, Burke questions Unique.

  • Episode 5: What Happens in the Catskills
    Aired: Sep 11, 2022

    Raq focuses on mother-son bonding with Kanan in the Catskills, but they're interrupted when business follows them. Crown disrespects Lou, bringing their simmering beef to a boil. Burke digs into Howard's personal life. 

  • Episode 6: It's a Business, Man
    Aired: Sep 18, 2022

    Raq assures everyone they need to follow orders and keep working as planned. Kanan takes on more responsibility but things go wrong when he runs into neighborhood kids. Lou feels the pressure in his partnership with Crown. 

  • Episode 7: No Love Lost
    Aired: Oct 2, 2022

    Raq searches for a new home. Lou finds himself on the other side of his partner's unpaid debts. Burke gains traction in her investigation on Howard. A botched agreement with Marvin and an associate threatens everything.

  • Episode 8: A House Is Not a Home
    Aired: Oct 9, 2022

    The rift between Raq and Kanan grows, and Kanan seeks comfort elsewhere. Marvin lays low, waiting for the consequences of his actions to blow over. Raq sees dark clouds on the horizon.

  • Episode 9: Anti-Trust
    Aired: Oct 16, 2022

    With his living situation threatened, Famous reaches out to Lou as a last-ditch effort. Raq receives a new business proposal and must eliminate a threat. Burke closes in on what really happened in Baisley Park.

  • Episode 10: If Y'Don't Know, Now Y'Know
    Aired: Oct 23, 2022

    Decidedly his own man, Kanan strays further from his mother and sets up shop on his own on the corners of South Jamaica; worried about retaliation, Raq questions Unique; Lou's rift with Raq grows when he makes a discovery.

Season 3

  • Episode 1: Home Sweet Home
    Aired: Dec 1, 2023

    Raq makes a life-changing decision in the aftermath of the Mafia's ambush, but its too little, too late for Kanan, as he looks to pave his own path free of his mother's lies.

  • Episode 2: Flipmode
    Aired: Dec 8, 2023

    Raq continues her farewell tour with one last job for the Mafia while Kanan dives further into the drug game with an innovative business idea. Howard faces a new threat at the precinct.

  • Episode 3: Open For Business
    Aired: Dec 15, 2023

    As paranoia sets in for Raq and Howard over the Task Force, Kanan and Famous launch their weed delivery business, Jukebox prepares for her audition, and Ronnie grows impatient with Unique.

  • Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing
    Aired: Dec 22, 2023

    New business ventures take shape for the Thomas family, but the outlook is bleaker for the Mathis brothers as Ronnie's patience runs out. Raq makes a risky move for Kanan's obedience.

  • Episode 5: Brothers and Keepers
    Aired: Dec 29, 2023

    Tension between Ronnie and Unique comes to a head while Kanan clashes with both Raq and Famous. Juke bonds with her bandmate, and Lou works to revitalize Cafe Vous. Howard's attempt to manipulate the Task Force backfires.

  • Episode 6: Into The Darkness
    Aired: Jan 12, 2024

    Dangerous secrets are revealed as Famous unburdens himself to Kanan, and Raq finally tries to make amends with Lou. Marvin struggles with his role as stage dad, and Howard attempts to get closer to the Task Force.

  • Episode 7: Where All Are Guilty
    Aired: Jan 19, 2024

    Lou's drinking creates a problem for the whole family when Shantel goes looking for justice. Kanan assimilates into Ronnie's crew, and Raq formulates a new plan for Unique's former heroin operation.

  • Episode 8: Reckonings
    Aired: Jan 26, 2024

    As a despondent Lou becomes a liability for the family, Raq and Marvin work to get the new heroin operation up and running amidst new competition from Kanan and Ronnie.

  • Episode 9: Home To Roost
    Aired: Feb 2, 2024

    Ronnie and Kanan's feud with Raq intensifies as Marvin desperately searches for Lou. Famous and Jukebox both find themselves at potential turning points in their music careers.

  • Episode 10: Made You Look
    Aired: Feb 9, 2024

    Desperation sets in as Howard tries to evade the Task Force and Ronnie goes on the attack, leaving Raq and Kanan to make some fateful choices.

Season 4

  • Episode 1: Gangstas Don't Die
    Aired: Mar 7, 2025

    Unique endures a painful recovery fueled by hate and vengeance as other untold narratives unfold around him, filling in the gaps leading up to the deadly showdown in the season three finale by revisiting events through other perspectives.

  • Episode 2: It's All Love
    Aired: Mar 14, 2025

    With the Federal Task Force seemingly behind them, Kanan and Raq navigate a new business relationship just as Unique begins to plot his quest for revenge. Meanwhile Lou considers a new music opportunity, Marvin goes too far on a side-job for Stefano and Juke tries to adjust to life in the Army.

  • Episode 3: Bygones
    Aired: Mar 21, 2025

    As Raq and Marvin face the aftermath of Unique's violent, clandestine comeback, Lou manages his new artist, Kanan gets through to his grandmother, and Jukebox embraces her sexuality. 

  • Episode 4: The Way We Were
    Aired: Mar 28, 2025

    Unique forms an unlikely alliance in his vendetta against Raq while she inches closer to a new drug enterprise. Kanan takes advice from Snaps and Pop, and Jukebox's new friendship leads to a violent encounter.

  • Episode 5: The Nail That Sticks Up
    Aired: Apr 4, 2025

    Raq and Marvin navigate a dwindling supply of product, while Lou and Imani scout artists together. Joyce's condition worsens. Famous's mother desperately tries to find him. 

  • Episode 6: The Price of Fame
    Aired: Apr 11, 2025

    Raq tries to overcome Marvin's poor judgment. Kanan recruits Jukebox to help him get justice for his friend. Unique assembles the final pieces of his plan. 

  • Episode 7: Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself
    Aired: Apr 18, 2025

    Unique and his soldiers assume control of the corners in Queens, leaving Raq and Marvin in desperate need of more answers and more product. Kanan searches for a missing O-Cee. 

  • Episode 8: Street Struck
    Aired: May 2, 2025

    Raq goes on the offensive as Marvin and Lou attempt to contain the escalating situations. Jukebox joins the search for O-Cee, while Kanan looks into his theory on what happened to Famous.  

  • Episode 9: It's About That Time
    Aired: May 9, 2025

    Kanan, suspicious of Raq's involvement, investigates Krystal's disappearance. Raq faces fallout from Unique's retaliation and Marvin's mistake. Jukebox revisits her past, and Lou embraces his new path. 

  • Episode 10: Gimme the Weight
    Aired: May 16, 2025

    A devastated Kanan furiously searches for answers and revenge. Raq attempts to stave off the collapse of her business as she and Lou prepare for a possible war with Unique.