EXCLUSIVE: Starz‘s Power Book III: Raising Kanan has added Sibongile Mlambo (Lost in Space) and Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire) to its Season 4 cast in recurring roles. Mlambo will play Imani Okoye, a smart, confident and business-savvy executive at a boutique record label. Ben-Victor will play Phil Russo, Jersey’s new crime boss accustomed to garnering respect, deference and other men’s fear.
He suffers no fools and handles business negotiations with stoic confidence. Power Book III: Raising Kanan explores the early life of everyone’s favorite villain Kanan Stark, originally played by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson in the flagship series and shows his evolution from naive teenager to cutthroat villain.
Season 3 saw an epic showdown between Kanan (Mekai Curtis) and Raq (Patina Miller), resulting in a couple of surprise deaths and the return of a fan-favorite character.
The series stars MeKai Curtisin the titular role of “Kanan,” Tony and Grammy Award winner Patina Milleras his mother, Raquel “Raq” Thomas” and London Brown as “Marvin Thomas.” Season 4 is currently in production in New York.
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