Omar Epps Gets Cast In One Of The Four Upcoming ‘Power’ Spinoffs

Actor Omar Epps is officially joining the Power team, following being casted in its prequel and spinoff Power Book III: Raising Kanan.

What We Know:

  • According to Deadline, only five days after the Power series finale wrapped up, rapper 50 Cent wasted no time confirming that Power Book III: Raising Kanan was in the works along with three other spinoffs. Raising Kanan is expected to follow the upbringing of 50 Cent’s since deceased character Kanan.
  • Power Book II: Ghost will star Mary J. Blige, Method Man, Michael Rainey Jr., Shane Johnson, and Naturi Naughton. Larenz Tate will star in another spinoff entitled Power Book IV: Influenced and Joseph Sikora will finally get his change playing the lead in Power Book V: Force, which is slated to be shot in Los Angles, the Grio.
  • According to The Grio, “The publication reports that,“Along with Kemp’s End of Episode banner, 50 Cent’s G-Unit Film and Television and Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Lions-Gate TV is producing the four Power spinoffs series for Starz Power Book II-V.”
  • In addition to his acting, Epps has also authored a book called Fatherless to Fatherhood.

There aren’t any specific details of Epps role but BNA will keep you update.