Production is officially underway on the prequel series “Power: Origins.”
The first season of the Starz drama series will consist of 18 episodes, with shooting currently happening in New Jersey. In addition, six actors have joined the series in recurring roles. They will appear alongside previously announced leads Spence Moore as Ghost, Charlie Mann as Tommy, and MeKai Curtis as Kanan, with Curtis reprising his role from “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.”
The new additions to the cast are: Jennifer Ferrin (“The Knick,” “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”) as Kate Egan, Lizzy DeClement (“New Amsterdam,” “Divorce”), as Jill Wexler, Lenny Platt (The Dutchman, “The Hot Zone”), as Lenny Seidell, Armani Gabriel (“Blue Bloods”) as J-Boogs, Everett Osborne (Why Did I Get Married Again, Sweetwater) as Omay Moreau, and Jason Dirden (“American Soul,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) reprising his role as Traymont Stinson from “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.”
Full character descriptions can be found below.
“Power: Origins” will explore the early lives of Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan as they get deeper into the New York drug trade. Sascha Penn will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Penn co-wrote the pilot with “Power” creator Courtney Kemp. Kemp is also an executive producer via End of Episode along with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson through G-Unit Film and Television, Mark Canton of Canton Entertainment, Chris Selak, Kevin Fox, and Pete Chatmon, who also serves as a director. Lionsgate Television will produce.
Character Descriptions:
Kate Egan (Jennifer Ferrin): Tommy’s mother Kate Egan is melodramatic, attention seeking and manipulative, especially if she’s using and desperate to get her hands on her next fix. Despite this, Tommy is fiercely devoted to her, taking care of her and trying to keep her clean.
Jill Wexler (Lizzy DeClement): Smart, ambitious and sharp-tongued, Jill is a nurse at a local Queens hospital with big dreams to someday go to medical school. A recovering addict who has experienced a lot of heartbreak in her young life, she falls hard for Tommy but is also quick to call him on his bullshit and frequent idiocy.
Lenny Seidell (Lenny Platt): A charismatic, confident finance bro turned fitness entrepreneur who owns a handful of successful NYC gyms with ambitions to create a fitness empire. Lenny’s business model relies heavily on providing steroids to his elite gym clientele and he’s always looking for new partners.
J-Boogs (Armani Gabriel): Sharp, street smart and scrappy, J-Boogs is a reliable foot soldier with a good eye for the game. He’s one of Ghost and Tommy’s most trusted corner boys.
Omay Moreau (Everett Osborne): A superstar tight end with the NY Jets and a generous friend to those in his inner circle, Omay invites his pals into an extravagant world of parties, hot women and hotter cars- all with no strings attached- or so it seems.
Traymont Stinson (Jason Dirden): First introduced in “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” Traymont was a once-trusted associate of the Thomas family who betrayed them.
(Pictured, left to right: Jennifer Ferrin, Lizzy DeClement, Lenny Platt, Armani Gabriel, Everett Osborne, Jason Dirden)
