Starz has greenlit 'Power: Legacy,' the fifth spinoff in the Power franchise, for an eight-episode first season. Michael Rainey Jr. returns as Tariq St. Patrick and Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan — reuniting the two characters in New York for the first time since the original series. Notably, Starz is co-producing with Lionsgate Television, a shift from the fully licensed structure of previous Power shows. The series follows Tommy's return to New York, where he partners with Tariq, the son of his late friend James 'Ghost' St. Patrick, to 'take the city by storm.' A post-credits scene in the 2024 Power Book II: Ghost finale had already teased Tariq's story continuing.
starz just greenlit the fifth power spinoff — 'power: legacy' — and it's bringing tariq and tommy together for 8 episodes. rainey jr. and sikora are reprising their roles in new york, where tommy partners up with ghost's son to run the city. this time starz is co-producing with lionsgate instead of just licensing, which is a first for the franchise. there's been breadcrumbs for a while — the 2024 ghost finale had a post-credits scene teasing exactly this, and tariq popped up in force earlier this year.
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The Power franchise has been one of Starz's most reliable properties, spawning four spinoffs since the original series ended in 2020. This fifth installment signals the network is doubling down on the universe rather than expanding into new IP. The shift to co-production with Lionsgate also suggests Starz is looking for more direct financial upside on its flagship franchise. For fans, the Tariq-Tommy pairing is the crossover the post-credits scene promised — and the one most likely to draw back lapsed viewers.
the power universe is now five spinoffs deep and starz clearly has no plans to stop. the co-production move with lionsgate is the real story here — starz wants a bigger piece of its own biggest franchise. and the tariq-tommy team-up is fan-service done right: they've been seeding this since the ghost finale in 2024. whether it sticks the landing is another question, but the built-in audience is massive.
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