Power Book III: Raising Kanan  is an American  drama  television series created by Sascha Penn that premiered on July 18, 2021 on  Starz . [1]  The series is a spin-off of the long-running series,  Power . In July 2021, the series was renewed for a second season ahead of its premiere. [2] Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Episodes 4 Production 4.1 Development 5 Reception 5.1 Critical response 5.2 Ratings 6 References 7 External links Premise [ edit ] Power Book III: Raising Kanan  is a prequel set in the 1990s that will chronicle the early years of Kanan Stark (the character first played by executive producer  Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson ), on how he got in the drug game. Cast and characters [ edit ] Main [ edit ] Patina Miller  as Raquel Thomas [3] London Brown  as Marvin Thomas, Kanan's oldest uncle and Raq's oldest brother  [4] Malcolm Mays  as Lou Lou, Kanan's younger uncle and Raq's youn...