Ahead of the upcoming series finale, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Power Begins has released the first cast images of young Ghost and young Tommy.
Spence Moore (Creed III, All American) will play the Phantom, and Charlie Mann (Primate, Watchers) will play Tommy, debuting the younger versions of the characters created by Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora in the original Power series. Origins will tell the origin stories of Ghost, Tommy and Kanan as young, ambitious entrepreneurs on the rise, with Mekai Curtis reprising his role as Kanan.
Starz also released the first teaser for the new series, which can be seen below.
“The Force Begins” is the fourth spin-off series produced by Lionsgate Television for Starz. It has received an 18-episode order and will be followed by the recently greenlit Vice: Legacy starring Joseph Sikora and Michael Rainey Jr. Origins was created by Courtney A. Kemp (who created the Power series) and Sasha Penn (Power Book III: Raising Kanan). Penn serves as showrunner and executive producer.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is an executive producer under his G-Unit Film and Television banner, and Mark Canton is an executive producer under his Canton Entertainment banner. Additional executive producers include Chris Selak (Rude Awakening), Kevin Fox (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and Pete Chatmon (Yellowjackets), who will direct six episodes.
Origins is currently in production in New Jersey, and the season five finale of Book of Power III: Raising Kanan will air August 7 on Starz. Previous spin-off series include The Book of Power II: Ghost, The Book of Power III: Raising Kanan, and The Book of Power IV: The Force. Starz also recently greenlit the spin-off Power: Legacy, which will star Joseph Sikora and Michael Rainey Jr., the latter of whom starred in Power Book 2: Ghost.
Check out the teaser below.