Aramide Tinubu Crime dramas have been a staple on television for decades, and in classic series like “The Wire,” along with more recent shows like “The Cleaning Lady” and “Peaky Blinders,” criminality has an undeniable allure.
The Courtney A. Kemp-created” Power” was a massive hit with a six-season run on Starz, introducing iconic characters, including the menacing Kanan Stark (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson).
Though Kanan met his fate in the series’ fifth season, the villain’s lore has only increased, especially under the immaculately constructed “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.” The ’90s set prequel is the undeniable standout in the “Power Universe,” chronicling Kanan’s teen years and showcasing the environment and circumstances that caused him to break bad.
The third season of the Sascha Penn-created “Raising Kanan” opens just after the events of the Season 2 finale. Having antagonized the Newark mafia, Kanan’s drug queenpin monther, Raquel “Raq” Thomas (an imposing Patina Miller), is nursing a gunshot wound in the hospital.
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