STARZ Unveils Release Date and First Look Photos for Season 3 of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

All Photos from Season 3 of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Courtesy of STARZ.

This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist.
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One of the best parts of living through an era of television and pop culture where storytelling universes exist, is that we tend to enjoy shows from those universes year-round. Which keeps fans happy and allows for amazing stories to be told for a better chunk of the year, and one particular franchise that excels at this, is the Power Universe. Simply because, three times a year, we get to enjoy an iteration of Power and you don’t have to take our word for it, just look at the franchise’s 2023 schedule. After all, we opened up springtime with an incredible season of Power Book II: Ghost, and we are days away from enjoying season two of Power Book IV: Force, and early today, STARZ completed the Power 2023 scheduling cycle with a grand announcement.

In that, December 1st, 2023, will bring forth the third season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, allowing for us to end our year, and likely start 2024, with another chapter in the tragic tale of Kanan Stark, and since fans of this franchise need as much as possible when an announcement is made, STARZ made sure to also offer up… some amazing first-look photos. To give us an idea of how high the stakes will be this season, especially when one considers how season two ended and well… since you’re eager for that early sneak peek of season three of Raising Kanan, here are those photos, and all the details available on year three of the show, courtesy of STARZ.

‘STARZ announced today the highly anticipated season three premiere for “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” set to return December 1, and revealed several first-look photos from the new season. New episodes of “Raising Kanan'' will be available weekly on Fridays at midnight ET/PT on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the LIONSGATE+ premium streaming platform in the U.K. and Ireland. On linear, it will debut on STARZ at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada.

With emotions high and the stakes even higher, we return to Southside Jamaica, Queens right where we left the Thomas family at the end of season two, with the family in turmoil and reeling from the Mob’s coordinated attack on Raquel, Marvin and Lou-Lou. The photos include a first look at new cast members Wendell Pierce and Erika Woods as “Snaps” and “Pop” Henry, as well as Grantham Coleman as “Ronnie,” whose casting was announced earlier this year. The new images also include Tony Danza reprising his role of Italian mobster Stefano Marchetti, and of course, returning series regulars including the formidable Patina Miller as “Raquel Thomas” and MeKai Curtis in the titular role of “Kanan Stark.”

Over the last two seasons of “Raising Kanan,” Kanan Stark has slowly learned the truth about not only his mother, but also himself. It has been a tortuous journey for him and everyone around him. With each new revelation, Kanan has been forced to confront his family’s seemingly never-ending web of secrets and lies. He has spent much of this time in a state of denial, but now, Kanan’s blinders are finally off, and he doesn’t like what he sees. In season three, Kanan finds himself grappling with the very notions of right and wrong. Good and evil. Fidelity and disloyalty. And he’s not alone. Every member of the Thomas family must confront an existential crisis that challenges their very identity. Whether it’s Marvin, who’s still trying to redeem himself, or Raq, who’s finally coming clean, or Lou, who’s wrestling with his own evil, or Jukebox, who’s simply trying to break free from her family’s pathology, they are all attempting to redefine and reinvent themselves. They won’t all be able to complete this intensely personal quest, but for those who do, the destination may reveal the most terrifying secret of all. There is no right and wrong or good and evil. There are no absolutes. In the end, there’s just you.

In addition to Miller, Curtis, Pierce, Woods and Danza, “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.”

“Power Book III: Raising Kanan” is the second series in the expanded “Power” Universe franchise. Sascha Penn serves as showrunner and executive producer for season three. The “Power” Universe series is executive produced by the creator and showrunner of the original “Power,” Courtney A. Kemp through her production company End of Episode, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson through G-Unit Film and Television, and Mark Canton through Atmosphere Entertainment MM. Chris Selak, Kevin Fox, Santa Sierra, and Tash Grey also serve as executive producers. Lionsgate Television produces the series for STARZ.

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