Power book ii ghost series#

New major supporting characters to the franchise are Mary J. Patrick, Tariq’s mother who beat a prison sentence and is now in protective custody Shane Johnson as attorney Cooper Saxe, once relentless in his pursuit of Ghost in “Power,” then set his sights on Tariq in the spinoff Larenz Tate as Councilman Rashad Tate, Ghost’s former political rival, as devious as any politician and Gianni Paolo as Brayden Weston, Tariq’s best friend and business partner in the “pharmaceutical trade” who lives for the thrill, money, and women. Everyone lives strictly for their own self-interest.Īmong the guilty are key players from the original series, including Naturi Naughton as Tasha St.

A thinly-drawn supporting cast composed of disreputable politicians, attorneys, police officers, college professors, and, of course, drug dealers, power the plotlines.

Kemp’s challenge was to convince audiences to root for him in this spinoff, but the son of Ghost, as written, doesn’t engender much empathy, nor does he (and therefore the writers) seem to care.

Power book ii ghost series#

Tariq’s shenanigans in the franchise’s first series led to his becoming one of television’s most hated characters. Yet, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and the son of Ghost gradually transforms into his version of the ruthless scoundrel-in-disguise his father was. Desirous of shedding Ghost’s legacy, Tariq insists that he’s not his father’s son, a man he despised enough to kill. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, which now belongs to rebellious son Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.). In “Book II,” now in its second season, Ghost may be “sleeping with the fishes” - although in the “Power” universe, a resurrection isn’t out of the question - but he looms large throughout. Heading into the “Power” series finale in early 2020, Starz milked the “Who Killed Ghost?” advertising catchphrase, mobilizing a large, dedicated fanbase that helped make it one of the cabler’s most watched shows ever.

'Succession' Review: Episode 7 Is Way 'Too Much Birthday' for the Roy Kiddos But its successor is content to be just a caricature of superior crime dramas that came before it.Ĭyber Monday Deal: Amazon Prime Members Can Get Paramount+, Starz, and More for 99 Cents a Month That original show was no “Godfather.” A tawdry soap opera that took itself too seriously, “Power” aimed for greater heights, unsuccessfully. Patrick, drug kingpin and family patriarch, burdened with a complication Michael Corleone succinctly expressed when he said: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” That confusion mimicked the duality of original series star Omari Hardwick’s James “Ghost” St. It’s kitsch TV, even though fans and creators (Courtney Kemp and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) tried to convince themselves otherwise. Starz’s “ Power Book II: Ghost,” the first spinoff from parent series “Power,” is settling into an identity that its stubborn predecessor would not.