*The third season of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” kicked off December 1, and series star MeKai Curtis tells EUR that his character will “attempt to rebuild that in a certain way, but with a new spin.”
“He’s going to have to deal with obstacles and re-directions and truth that he didn’t see coming and truth that he did see coming,” Curtis said of Kanan.
“It is all about how he puts one foot in front of the other and keeps his mind on his ultimate goal of finding the truth, which is finding who he’s right now,” the actor continued, adding, “because his sense of self and his sense of world has been shaken up, jumbled and destroyed in the last two seasons.”
“Raising Canan tells the origin story of fan-favorite character Kanan Stark (Curtis), originally played by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson in the flagship series. According to the series synopsis: “This season delves further into his evolution from the devoted son of Raquel “Raq” Thomas (Patina Miller) into the eventual ferocious, amoral and pragmatic personality fans know from “Power.” “
“Season three picks up where we left off, in Southside Jamaica Queens with the Thomas family in turmoil and reeling from the Mob’s coordinated attack on Raquel, Marvin and Lou-Lou,” the synopsis continues. “After her close call, Raquel is looking to make a fresh start, but Kanan doesn’t trust her or believe it when she says she’s done. Can she really be out of the game?”
“There’s a lot of things happening this season that are out of her control,” Miller said of her character in a EUR exclusive.
“Her son is doing his own thing. She has to deal with her son and her baby daddy in alignment and what that means. Howard is not going away,” she added. “They’re in this thing together where they have to keep their secret under wraps because Howard’s job is affected. It’s dangerous for everyone. If anything happens, they’re all less safe.”
In addition to Miller and Curtis, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” stars Omar Epps as “Detective Malcolm Howard,” London Brown as “Marvin Thomas,” Malcolm Mays as “Lou-Lou Thomas,” Hailey Kilgore as “Jukebox,” Joey Bada$$ as “Unique,” Shanley Caswell as “Detective Burke” and Antonio Ortiz as “Famous,” with Grantham Coleman joining the cast as “Ronnie” this season.
Italian mob boss Stefano (Tony Danza) returns this season with newbies Wendell Pierce and Erika Woods.
Ortiz told EUR that filming season three was “cathartic.”
“There was a lot of real-life situations going on during filming. Art imitates life. There was a lot of stuff going on in my life that wound up, in some way, happening in the show. It was cathartic. I was able to work through that, and even though I wasn’t being myself on camera, I was able to work through my problems while being someone else,” he shared.
Watch our exclusive conversation with Curtis and Ortiz below.
Tune in to new “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” episodes weekly every Sunday at 9 pm ET/PT on Starz.
READ MORE: Patina Miller Talks ‘Epic’ Third Season of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ | EUR Video Exclusive
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