Scripted series · STARZ
Power Book II: Ghost
Does the end justify the means?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Rainey Jr.
Tariq St. Patrick
40 eps
Shane Johnson
Cooper Saxe
40 eps
Mary J. Blige
Monet Stewart Tejada
40 eps
Woody McClain
Cane Tejada
40 eps
Gianni Paolo
Brayden Weston
40 eps
Method Man
Davis Maclean
40 eps
Melanie Liburd
Caridad 'Carrie' Milgram
20 eps
Lovell Adams-Gray
Dru Tejada
40 eps
Daniel Bellomy
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Cross
20 eps
LaToya Tonodeo
Diana Tejada
40 eps
Berto Colon
Lorenzo Tejada
17 eps
Paton Ashbrook
Jenny Sullivan
23 eps
Alix Lapri
Effie
23 eps
Justin Marcel McManus
Jabari Reynolds
12 eps
Naturi Naughton
Tasha St. Patrick
11 eps
Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Tameika Washington
12 eps
Paige Hurd
Lauren
30 eps
Daniel Sunjata
Mecca
10 eps
Larenz Tate
Councilman Tate
22 eps
Moriah Brown
Kiki Travis
10 eps
Monique Gabriela Curnen
Blanca Rodriguez
14 eps
Keesha Sharp
Professor Harper Bonet
10 eps
David Walton
Lucas Weston
10 eps
Michel Vidal
Gustavo Castillo
10 eps
Sung Kang
John Mak
3 eps
Jeanette Branch
Laila Jones
3 eps
Brandon Brown
Malcolm
3 eps
Anthony Cason
Richard Banks
3 eps
Shalim Ortiz
Officer Danilo Ramirez
7 eps
Vincent Brown
Barz
3 eps
Bruce Altman
Oliver Simmons
6 eps
David Ginlet
Khalid
6 eps
Andrea Lee Christensen
Riley Saxe-Merchant
5 eps
Kathleen Garrett
Judge Nina Larkin
6 eps
De'Adre Aziza
Marshal Gwen Meredith
6 eps
Abubakr Ali
Sebastian 'Bash' Kamal-Stern
4 eps
Brit Whittle
Coach Wallace
4 eps
Victor Garber
Simon Stern
4 eps
Debbi Morgan
Estelle Green
8 eps
Sherri Saum
Paula Matarazzo
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Power Book II: Ghost actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Power Book II: Ghost reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202010 episodes
5.5IMDbBest episode · S01E01 The Stranger
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202110 episodes
3.1IMDbBest episode · S02E01 Free Will is Never Free
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202310 episodes
3.0IMDbBest episode · S03E01 Your Perception, Your Reality
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202410 episodes
3.7IMDbBest episode · S04E01 I Don't Die Easy
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Stranger
As Tariq St. Patrick begins his new life at Stansfield University, he's torn between two worlds.
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway
- Written by Courtney Kemp Agboh
S01E02
Exceeding Expectations
Tariq St. Patrick adjusts to the changes that were prompted by a dramatic change in how his world is operated, which includes the death of his father and his mother confronting murder charges for a crime that her son was responsible for.
- Directed by Marisol Adler
- Written by Monica Mitchell
S04E01
I Don't Die Easy
Tariq and Brayden must find a way to secure their own safety as Noma and the Tejadas race to take them out; Monet fights for her life and for another chance to do right by her children.
S01E05
The Gift of the Magi
It's Tariq's 18th birthday, but there's no cause for celebration, or time. Saxe brings him news that could blow up Tasha's case. Tariq is concerned that Brayden's budding relationship could put their business in danger.
- Directed by Erica A. Watson
- Written by Andre J. Ferguson
S01E04
The Prince
After Monet's agreed to do business with him, Tariq initiates his play to control the drug market on campus, while insulating his and Monet's involvement.
- Directed by Shana Stein
- Written by Julian Ouanés, Charles Ray Hamilton
S01E09
Monster
After the head-on collision of Tariq's worlds at Homecoming, the campus is hot, causing problems as he tries to settle up on debts.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Courtney Kemp Agboh
Showrunner
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Chris Selak
Executive producer
Mark Canton
Executive producer
Bart Wenrich
Executive producer
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Danielle De Jesus
Executive producer
50 Cent
Executive producer
Shana Stein
Executive producer
Anthony Hemingway
Executive producer
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Ashley Victoria Hudson
Writer
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Paul Eriksen
Writer
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Julian Ouanés
Writer
Geoffrey Thorne
Writer
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Charles Ray Hamilton
Writer
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Lacey Herbert
Writer
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Jormond Thompson
Writer
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Andre J. Ferguson
Writer
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Gabriela Uribe
Writer
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Oneika Barrett
Writer
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Aixsha Hiciano
Writer
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Monica Mitchell
Writer
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Stacey Matthew
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Dorothy CantonProducer
- Chris SelakExecutive Producer
- Mark CantonExecutive Producer
- Bart WenrichExecutive Producer
- Greer YeatonProducer
- Courtney Kemp AgbohExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ashley Victoria HudsonWriter
- Paul EriksenWriter
- Julian OuanésWriter
- Geoffrey ThorneWriter
- Charles Ray HamiltonWriter
- Lacey HerbertWriter
Direction
- Erica A. WatsonDirector
- Hernán OtañoDirector
- Marisol AdlerDirector
- Shana SteinDirector
- Anthony HemingwayDirector
Cinematography
- Daniel PattersonDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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