Production on the prequel series Power: Origins is officially underway.
The first season of the Starz drama series will consist of 18 episodes and is currently being filmed in New Jersey. Additionally, six actors have joined the series in recurring roles. They join previously announced actors Spence Moore as Ghost, Charlie Mann as Tommy, and Mekai Curtis as Kanan, with Curtis reprising his role from Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
New additions to the cast include Jennifer Ferrin (The Knick, Pretty Little Liars) as Kate Egan and Lizzie Declement (New Jersey) as Jill Wexler. Lenny Platt (The Dutchman, The Hot Zone) as Lenny Seidel, Armani Gabriel (Blue Bloods) and Everett Osborne as Jay Boogs. Jason Durden (American Soul, A Raisin in the Sun), who played Omay Morrow in Why Did I Marry Again, Sweetwater, will reprise his role as Traymont Stinson from Power Book III: Raising Canaan.
Full character descriptions can be found below.
Power: Origins follows Ghost, Tommy and Kanan’s early lives as they become deeply involved in New York’s drug trade. Sasha Penn will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Penn co-wrote the pilot with “Power” creator Courtney Kemp. Kemp also serves as an executive producer on End of Episodes, along with G-Unit Film and Television’s Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Canton Entertainment’s Mark Canton, Chris Serak, Kevin Fox, and Pete Chatmon, who also directs. Produced by Lionsgate Television.
Character description:
Kate Egan (Jennifer Ferrin): Tommy’s mother Kate Egan is melodramatic, attention-seeking, and manipulative, especially when she’s desperate to get the next fix. Despite this, Tommy is fiercely devoted to her and strives to take care of her and keep her clean.
Jill Wexler (Lizzie Declement): Smart, ambitious, and sharp-tongued, Jill is a nurse at the local Queens Hospital with big dreams of one day attending medical school. A recovering addict who experienced multiple heartbreaks in her youth, she falls hard in love with Tommy, but quickly berates him for his bullshit and frequent stupidity.
Lenny Seidel (Lenny Pratt): A charismatic and confident finance associate turned fitness entrepreneur who owns several successful gyms in New York City and has ambitions to build a fitness empire. Lenny’s business model relies heavily on providing steroids to the gym’s elite clientele, and he is always on the lookout for new partners.
Jay Boogs (Armani Gabriel): Sharp, street-smart, and cantankerous, Jay Boogs is a reliable foot soldier with an eye for the game. He is one of Ghost and Tommy’s most trusted corner boys.
Omei Morrow (Everett Osborn): A superstar tight end for the New York Jets and a generous friend to those in his inner circle, Omei invites his buddies into his luxurious world of parties, sexy women, and more desirable cars – all without restrictions – or so it seems.
Traymont Stinson (Jason Durden): First introduced in Power Book III: Raging Kanan, Traymont was once a trusted ally of the Thomas family who betrayed him.
(Pictured, left to right: Jennifer Ferrin, Lizzie Declement, Renee Pratt, Armani Gabriel, Everett Osbourne, Jason Darden)
