{"id":2012479,"date":"2025-09-10T20:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2012479"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:58:24","slug":"starz-announces-lead-cast-of-power-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/starz-announces-lead-cast-of-power-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"STARZ Announces Lead Cast Of \u2018Power: Origins\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday (Sept. 10), STARZ announced the co-leads of its new prequel series, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/starz-greenlights-18-episode-order-202543435.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Power: Origins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Power: Origins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spence Moore \u2014 best known for roles in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/creed-iii-box-office-ko-152145986.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Creed III;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Creed III<\/a> and Brilliant Minds \u2014 will play Ghost while Charlie Mann \u2014 who\u2019s best known for roles in The Watchers and Virdee \u2014 will play <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/allow-joseph-sikora-finally-reflect-205529108.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tommy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Tommy<\/a>. The adult versions of their characters were brilliantly portrayed by Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora, respectively, in the original Power (2014-2020).<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Power: Origins centers around the adolescent Ghost and Tommy as \u201cambitious young entrepreneurs on the rise, determined to make their mark on the streets of New York City.\u201d Described by the network as a \u201cfun, rambunctious exploration of a new time period,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/power-gets-spinoff-origins-ghost-185528367.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Origins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Origins<\/a> will also \u201chighlight the unbridled audacity of young men not just leveling up, but determined to become legends in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was previously announced that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/mekai-curtis-most-stylish-moments-160423144.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:MeKai Curtis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">MeKai Curtis<\/a>, star of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, will reprise his role as Kanan Stark in this highly-anticipated prequel. Joseph Sikora has expressed interest in reprising his role but in the form of a narrator as 50 Cent does on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/starz-officially-renews-raising-kanan-182442737.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Raising Kanan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Raising Kanan<\/a>. However, that has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m excited to continue to explore the origin stories of the\u00a0Power\u00a0Universe\u2019s founding fathers,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Sascha Penn, showrunner, writer and executive producer, in a statement when the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/starz-greenlights-18-episode-order-202543435.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:18-episode order;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> 18-episode order <\/a>was announced back in July. \u201cGhost and Tommy\u2019s backstories have fueled years of constant fascination and speculation among fans, and I\u2019m thrilled to be able to answer some long-held questions and share new layers of the story that viewers won\u2019t see coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pilot episode of Origins will be co-written by Penn and Power franchise creator, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/news\/entertainment\/courtney-kemp-multimillion-deal-netflix-1234625648\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Courtney A. Kemp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Courtney A. Kemp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/power-gets-spinoff-origins-ghost-185528367.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:First announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">First announced <\/a>in March 2024, Power: Origins marks the fourth spinoff in the Power franchise \u2014 preceded by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vibe.com\/lists\/power-book-ii-ghost-unforgettable-plot-twists\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Power Book II: Ghost;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Power Book II: Ghost<\/a>, which concluded following its fourth season in 2024 and Raising Kanan, which will end with its<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/power-book-iii-raising-kanan-171528239.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:fifth season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> fifth season<\/a>.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/season-1-finale-power-book-144847087.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Power Book IV: Force;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> Power Book IV: Force<\/a> will debut its third and final season on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from VIBE.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.vibe.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vibe's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vibe&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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Spence Moore \u2014 best known for roles in Creed III and Brilliant Minds \u2014 will play Ghost while Charlie Mann \u2014 who\u2019s best known for roles in The Watchers and Virdee \u2014 will play Tommy. 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