Power Book III: Raising Kanan

2021

Rating

Eligible

Power Book III: Raising Kanan - Season 1 episodes (10)

1 Back in the Day

7/18/21

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

2 Reaping and Sowing

7/25/21

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

3 Stick and Move

8/1/21

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.

4 Don't Sleep

8/8/21

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

5 Choose Your Battles

8/15/21

Eager to transform and re-imagine her business after the stash house is hit, Raq overhauls her operation. Meanwhile, Kanan is detained after a fight with Scrappy, raising some serious questions for Detective Howard.

6 Level Up

8/29/21

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.

7 Stay in Your Lane

9/5/21

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

8 The Cost of Business

9/12/21

Word gets back to Raq that Kanan is behind the bad crack on the streets. Jukebox learns the troubling acts behind Nicole's death, and Lou is caught in a crossfire between Raq and Unique.

9 Loyal to the End

9/19/21

As Lou recovers in the hospital, Marvin seeks revenge. Feeling the pressure, Raq turns to Kanan to take out the biggest threat to their family.

10 Paid in Full

9/26/21

As the police converge on South Jamaica, Raq scrambles to get Kanan out of the neighborhood.

About this show

Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, "Raising Kanan" is a prequel to the original "Power" franchise. It is a sprawling family drama that revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark; Ghost and Tommy's mentor, partner and adversary, who ultimately dies in a hail of gunfire in the eighth episode of Power's penultimate season. When we catch up with Kanan here, he is the fifteen-year-old only child of Raquel "Raq" Thomas, a cocaine distributor with an emerging network of dealers across the city. Much like the original "Power," "Raising Kanan" explores themes of identity, violence, and legacy, but it is also a deep dive into the very pathology of family; the unique, complicated and fraught dynamic between parent and child, mother and father, brother and sister. In an increasingly fractious world, family often feels like the only refuge from all the divisiveness and discord and yet, at the same time, we often discover that it is those closest to us who betray us and our values most.

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