Photos From Season 5 Premiere of Starz’s Powerby Wilson Morales
June 29, 2017
Last night, Blackfilm.com attended the premiere to the upcoming fifth season of Starz’s hit series Power, which will premiere on Sunday, July 1st at 8PM ET/PT on STARZ, and available for download and streaming on the STARZ app and STARZ ON DEMAND starting at 12:01AM ET. Season Five of “Power” will consist of 10 one-hour episodes.
Held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the 6,000+ seat theater was filled with cast, crew, influencers and fans who were treated to a special performance of “Big Rich Town” by 50 Cent and world premiere screening of the “Power” Season 5 opener. Attendees included cast members Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton, Joseph Sikora, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Executive Producer), Rotimi Akinosho, La La Anthony, Jerry Ferrara, Matthew Cedeño, Shane Johnson, Michael Rainey Jr., William Sadler, Brandon Victor Dixon, Larenz Tate, Richard Ryker, Mike Dopud, Franky G, Avry Mason, Joe Perroni, Bill Sage, Michael J. Ferguson, Ty Jones, Donshea Hopkins, J.R. Ramirez, Andrea-Rachel Parker, Adam LaVorgna, Shannon Thorton, Domenick Lombarozzi; Creator and Executive Producer Courtney A. Kemp, Executive Producers Mark Canton, Randall Emmett, and Gary Lennon, and Co-Executive Producers Bart Wenrich and Shana Stein.
Additional guests included Kyle Anderson, Casanova, Dapper Dan, Jamila Davis, Nathaniel “Bamz” De la Rosa, Larry Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Gia Peppers, Sonny Hostin, Phaedra Parks, Gary Doudan, Erica Ash, Stephen A. Smith and Tyrod Taylor.
Power is a visionary drama that straddles the glamorous Manhattan lifestyles of the rich and infamous and the underworld of the international drug trade. The cast is led by Omari Hardwick as James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a man trying to escape his role as a drug kingpin for a legitimized life in the elite of NYC; Joseph Sikora as his brother in arms in the drug business, Tommy Egan; Naturi Naughton plays Ghost’s fierce wife Tasha St. Patrick; and Lela Loren is his first love, Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela Valdes.
Power Season 5 picks up with James “Ghost” St. Patrick in a dangerous alliance with his former drug partner and brother-in-arms Tommy Egan and mortal enemy Kanan Stark. As Ghost mourns the death of his daughter Raina, he searches for vengeance and throws himself into his work, reaching new, professional heights. But with this newfound publicity, his quest for blood threatens to dismantle his legitimate legacy. Ghost is blind to new enemies and, as the Feds grow closer to unmasking his true identity, Ghost must remain vigilant toward those wanting to take him down for his past criminal enterprises.
Power was created by Courtney A. Kemp, who executive produces alongside Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mark Canton, Randall Emmett, and Gary Lennon. The show is also produced by G-Unit Films and Television, the production company launched by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Canton’s Atmosphere Entertainment MM.
Clip from Episode 1 – Trust
Clip from Episode 1 – Why
Power Season 5 interviews by Blackfilm com correspondent Sidnee Michelle
