‘Raising Kanan’: Photos Of The Newest ‘Power’ Spinoff

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‘Raising Kanan’ — Photos Of The Show

‘Raising Kanan’ — Photos Of The Show — ‘Power’s reign continues with the second spinoff ‘Raising Kanan.’ This spinoff is actually a prequel to ‘Power,’ the show that started it all. The show follows a young Kanan Stark, the character who would become Ghost and Tommy’s mentor, partner, and adversary, who ultimately dies in a hail of gunfire in the eighth episode of ‘Power’s penultimate season. 50 Cent played the character on ‘Power.’ When ‘Raising Kanan’ begins, it’s 1991 and Kanan is just 15 years old. He’s the only child of Raquel ‘Raq’ Thomas, a cocaine distributor with an emerging network of dealers across the city. The show stars Patina Miller, MeKai Curtis, Omar Epps, London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada$$, Lovie Simone, Quincy Brown, Toby Sandeman, and Shanley Caswell. ‘Raising Kanan’ premieres July 18 on Starz and has already been renewed for season 2. See more photos of ‘Raising Kanan’ in our gallery now.

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Mekai Curtis

Mekai Curtis — Mekai Curtis stars as a young Kanan Stark. He is the 15-year-old version of the character 50 Cent originated.

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Patina Miller

Patina Miller — Patina Miller plays the fierce Raquel ‘Raq’ Thomas. Raq is Kanan’s formidable mother.

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Omar Epps

Omar Epps — Omar Epps plays Det. Malcolm Howard. He works in South Jamaica, Queens.

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Hailey Kilgore

Hailey Kilgore — Hailey Kilgore plays a young version of Jukebox. The character was originally played by Anika Noni Rose.

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Raq & Kanan

Raq & Kanan — Kanan and his mother have a complicated relationship. Raq is a very powerful woman in the world of ‘Raising Kanan.’

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London Brown

London Brown — London Brown stars as Marvin Thomas. He was previously known for his role on ‘Ballers.’

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Malcolm Mays

Malcolm Mays — Malcolm Mays plays Lou-Lou. He previously starred on ‘Snowfall.’

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