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The second season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan was renewed on July 12, 2021. It premiered on August 14, 2022 and ended on October 23, 2022.
Synopsis[]
| This section contains the official synopsis provided by Starz. |
The second season of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” takes us back to early ‘90s South Jamaica, Queens, but not the same Queens we left in Season One. Raquel “Raq” Thomas is no longer vying for street corners in the war with Unique -- she has won that battle and now controls the borough’s distribution. But as Raq’s power grows, so does her appetite. She’s eager to expand the operation and sets her sights on New Jersey. But with new territory, comes new foes, and this time it’s the Jersey Mafia. As Raq looks to the Garden State, another battle brews back home: the fight for her son’s trust. Kanan Stark escaped Queens at the end of the first season after putting two bullets in the chest of Detective Malcolm Howard. But Kanan returns home to find that Howard and the dangerous secret he holds – he is Kanan’s father – are both alive and well. And while Raq isn’t about to let this secret upend Kanan’s life and alter her relationship with him forever, Kanan has plans of his own. As he searches for the truth, so does Howard’s partner, Detective Burke, who grows increasingly suspicious that Howard is hiding something. With her relationship with Kanan profoundly strained, Raq turns to her brothers, Marvin and Lou-Lou, to help execute her expansion strategy. Lou proves unreliable as he starts to turn his back on the crime world in favor of his record label, placing all his hope on a hot new artist now that the light has faded on his previous star, Famous. Meanwhile, Marvin, who last season, brutally attacked his daughter, Jukebox, searches for redemption and forgiveness. However, Juke is still mourning the loss of her first love, Nicole, and isn’t interested in granting her father the forgiveness he so desperately craves. Instead, she turns to someone from a past she barely knows to fill the holes in her heart. Kanan and Raq. Howard and Kanan. Marvin and Juke. Lou and…everyone. In Season Two, these precarious relationships all hang in the balance, highlighting this season’s overarching theme: “The ties that bind.” In its most common form, this phrase refers to the notion that our shared values, interests and beliefs connect us in profound and immutable ways. They link us. Bond us. But for this family, the ties that bind are dangerous. Life-threatening. As much as each of these characters would like to chart their own course, they are inextricably bound to each other in ways they can’t escape. It’s a past they can’t shake. A legacy they can’t elude. A biology they can’t change. Raising Kanan. Season Two. Family. Business.[1]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Mekai Curtis as Kanan Stark
- Patina Miller as Raquel Thomas
- London Brown as Marvin Thomas
- Malcolm Mays as Lou-Lou Thomas
- Joey Bada$$ as Unique
- Omar Epps as Detective Malcolm Howard
- Shanley Caswell as Detective Shannon Burke
- Hailey Kilgore as Jukebox
- Antonio Ortiz as Famous
Recurring Cast[]
- Ade Chike Torbert as Scrappy
- LeToya Luckett as Kenya Pierce[2]
- Omar Dorsey as Cartier "Duns" Freed[2]
- Krystal Joy Brown as Renée Timmons[2]
- Paulina Singer as Zisa[2]
- KJ Smith as Palomar[3]
- Quincy Jones as Crown Camacho
- Natalee Linez as Jessica Figueroa
- AnnaLynne McCord as Toni Deep
- John Clay lll as Worrell
- Michael Rispoli as Sal Boselli
- David Castro as Marco Boselli
Episodes[]
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate | ||
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| 11 | 1 | "THE MORE THINGS CHANGE" | Mario Van Peebles | Dylan C. Brown | August 14, 2022 | ||
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Kanan returns to Queens where Raq is trying to mend the many fractures in the Thomas family. As Raq expands her empire, Kanan doubts his future in the drug game. Meanwhile, Detective Howard is released from the hospital. | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "MIND YOUR BUSINESS" | Eif Rivera | Santa Sierra | August 21, 2022 | ||
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Raq learns she may have a snitch and tasks Marvin with confirming the rumor. Lou brings in a potential new artist, but he and Crown disagree. Kanan helps Famous sell mix tapes. Jukebox tracks down her estranged mother. | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "SLEEPING DOGS" | Shana Stein | Nina Manni | August 28, 2022 | ||
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A surprise encounter with Howard leaves Kanan rattled. Raq tries to expand into new territory but when an associate and valuables go missing, she is reunited with an old adversary. Lou continues to butt heads with Crown. | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "PAY THE TOLL" | Monty DeGraff | Dylan C. Brown | September 4, 2022 | ||
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Kanan and Jukebox search for answers in family matters. When Raq's push into new territory is stalled, she proposes a meeting. Crown helps Famous get settled. Still investigating Howard's shooting, Burke questions Unique. | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CATSKILLS" | Hernán Otaño | Natasha Tash Gray | September 11, 2022 | ||
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Raq focuses on mother-son bonding with Kanan in the Catskills, but they're interrupted when business follows them. Crown disrespects Lou, bringing their simmering beef to a boil. Burke digs into Howard's personal life. | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "IT'S A BUSINESS, MAN" | Bart Wenrich | Mike Flynn | September 18, 2022 | ||
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Raq assures everyone they need to follow orders and keep working as planned. Kanan takes on more responsibility, but things go awry when he runs into neighbourhood kids, and Lou feels the pressure in his partnership with Crown. | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | "NO LOVE LOST" | Joy Lane | Josef Sawyer | October 2, 2022 | ||
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A botched agreement with Marvin and an associate threatens everything. Burke gains traction in her investigation and Raq searches for a new house. | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | "A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME" | Monty DeGraff
Stacey Muhammad |
Matt K. Turner | October 9, 2022 | ||
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The rift between Raq and Kanan grows and Kanan seeks comfort elsewhere. Marvin lays low, waiting for the consequences of his actions to blow over and Raq sees dark clouds on the horizon. | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | "ANTI-TRUST" | Erica Watson | Kevin Fox | October 16, 2022 | ||
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With his living situation threatened, Famous reaches out to Lou as a last-ditch effort. Raq receives a new business proposal and must eliminate a threat. Burke closes in on what really happened in Baisley Park. | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | "IF Y'DON'T KNOW, NOW Y'KNOW" | Rob Hardy | Sascha Penn & Naja Rayne | October 23, 2022 | ||
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Kanan strays further from his mother and sets up shop on the corners of South Jamaica. Raq worries about retaliation and Lou's rift with Raq grows. | ||||||
Production[]
- Filming has started on July 22, 2021.
- On May 27, 2022, the teaser revealed the release date to be August 14, 2022.
- The trailer was released on July 26, 2022.
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