Mekai Curtis Archives

Now with the prequel series ready to answer some of the questions surrounding the now-deceased Kanan Stark's (Jackson in Power; Mekai Curtis in this series) backstory beginning July 18, the focus this time turns to Patina Miller's Raquel "Raq" Thomas, Kanan's mother. Image: Screencap To the streets, "Raq" Thomas is cold, hard, and fierce — a successful and[...]

The series stars Mekai Curtis as the young Kanan Stark, Patina Miller as Kanan's mother Raquel "Raq" Thomas, Omar Epps as Detective Malcolm Howard, London Brown as Marvin Thomas, Malcolm Mays as Louis "Lou-Lou" Thomas, Shanley Caswell as Detective Shannon Burke, and Lovie Simone as Davina Harrison In addition, Toby Sandeman as Symphony Bosket, Joey Bada$$[...]

But as the future of the "Power" universe presses the pause button (for now), the past is ready to take front-and-center in Summer 2021 with Power Book III: Raising Kanan– and now viewers are getting a first look at what they can expect. (Image: STARZ Entertainment) In the following teaser, viewers are transported back to '90s Southside[...]

Kemp and executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's prequel series Power Book III: Raising Kanan continues filling out young Kanan Stark's (Mekai Curtis) world London Brown (The Hustle), Malcolm Mays (Snowfall), Shanley Caswell (NCIS: New Orleans), Toby Sandeman (The Royals), and Joey Bada$$ (Mr Robot) are set as series regulars in the STARZ spinoff – with[...]

Kemp and executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's prequel series Power Book III: Raising Kanan has found its younger verison of Jackson's onscreen character, with Mekai Curtis (Kirby Buckets; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day) set for the lead role in the STARZ spinoff.   View this post on Instagram   Introducing Mekai Curtis as Kanan[...]