Power: Origins Drops Second Teaser — Young Ghost and Tommy Are Coming to STARZ

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026 — "From the cradle to the grave. Back to where Ghost and Tommy's story begins." That's the promise STARZ is making with Power: Origins, and the second teaser — released September 28 — is the clearest look yet at the prequel fans have been waiting on since the original Power signed off.

The new footage doesn't lean on plot reveals. Instead, it leans on character — which, for this franchise, is the whole game. Spence Moore II's young Ghost comes across as the dreamer, already focused on building something bigger than the block. Charlie Mann's young Tommy shows flashes of the impulsive streak that longtime viewers will recognize immediately. And MeKai Curtis is back as Kanan Stark, reuniting the trio in their earliest years together.

The through line of the teaser is ambition. In the first teaser, Ghost gives Tommy the kind of pep talk that doubles as a mission statement: "I won't let us settle for less." He wants them to prove they can do it on their own. "This how legends get made." The second teaser keeps that energy — two young men convinced they're destined for something bigger, and already showing the different personalities that would eventually define one of TV's most combustible partnerships.

Who's playing who

The casting is the headline for a lot of fans. Spence Moore II — seen in Creed III and Brilliant Minds — takes on James "Ghost" St. Patrick, the role originated by Omari Hardwick. Charlie Mann (The Watchers, Virdee) plays Tommy Egan, the part Joseph Sikora turned into a franchise unto itself. And MeKai Curtis reprises Kanan Stark after playing the character across four seasons of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, making him the connective tissue between the two prequels.

The ensemble around them is stacked. Camila Perez (Acapulco) joined the cast as young Angela Valdes — the role Lela Loren played on the original series as Ghost's childhood sweetheart turned federal prosecutor. Perez actually appeared briefly as the character in one episode of the original Power, which makes the casting a deep cut for the faithful. Zuri Reed plays young Tasha St. Patrick, Jennifer Ferrin plays Tommy's mother Kate Egan, and the cast also includes Hill Harper, Kelly McCreary, Damon Gupton, Jason Dirden, Lenny Platt, Lizzy DeClement, Armani Gabriel, Everett Osborne, Nadia Dajani, and Tonya Pinkins. Leslie Grossman returns as Flossie from Raising Kanan.

Where it fits in the universe

Power: Origins is the franchise's fourth spinoff and its second prequel, sitting chronologically between Raising Kanan and the original Power. The setting is the late 1990s and early 2000s — the era when Ghost and Tommy went from ambitious kids to the men who would run New York. STARZ's official line describes it as "a fun, rambunctious exploration of a new time period in the Power franchise," built around "the unbridled audacity of young men not just leveling up, but determined to become legends in the game."

That lighter touch is notable. The Power universe has always run dark — betrayal, bodies, the whole weight of the game. Origins promising something more rambunctious, more fun, is a genuine tonal shift, and for fans who have been through six seasons of the original plus Book II: Ghost, Book III: Raising Kanan, and Book IV: Force, a change of pace might be exactly what keeps the franchise fresh.

The timeline math works. Raising Kanan — which just wrapped its fifth and final season — covered Kanan's teenage years in the early '90s. Origins picks up the thread as Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan become young adults. The original Power (2014–2020) showed where they ended up. This is the missing middle: how the dreamers became the dealers, how the partnership was forged, and how Kanan went from mentor to menace.

The team behind it

The pedigree is real. Power creator Courtney A. Kemp co-created Origins with Sascha Penn, who serves as showrunner. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson executive produces through G-Unit Film and Television, alongside Mark Canton, Chris Selak, and Pete Chatmon. Lionsgate Television and Canton Entertainment are behind the production, which has been filming in New York and New Jersey.

That matters because the Power franchise is quietly the most valuable thing STARZ owns. The original ran six seasons and remains one of the highest-rated shows in network history. Every spinoff has delivered. With Outlander finished and the network reshaping itself after the Lionsgate split, Power is the cornerstone — and an 18-episode first season is the biggest vote of confidence STARZ can give a new series. Eighteen episodes is a supersized order by any standard; it's the network saying this isn't an experiment, it's a pillar.

When does it premiere?

That's the question STARZ still won't answer. Teaser 2 arrived September 28 without a premiere date attached — "coming soon" remains the official word, the same answer fans got back in August. Kemp confirmed in May that the team had "been shooting for a while," and reporting has pointed to a late 2026 or early 2027 debut. Nothing is locked.

Eighteen episodes is a long season to keep in the vault, which is either a sign of confidence or a scheduling puzzle — possibly both. With Raising Kanan now concluded, the runway is clear. The teaser cadence — July, then September — suggests the marketing machine is warming up. A premiere date announcement feels close.

Why this one hits different

Every Power spinoff has had a job to do. Book II carried the aftermath. Book III explained Kanan. Book IV gave Tommy his solo run in Chicago. Origins has the most emotionally loaded assignment of all: showing us Ghost and Tommy before the game broke them — before the choices, before the bodies, before the brotherhood curdled into the thing that defined the original series.

Fans have wanted these answers since 2020. How did Ghost the dreamer and Tommy the wildcard find each other? What was Kanan to them before he became the villain of their story? What did "legends in the game" look like before anyone knew the cost? The teaser doesn't answer any of it. It just reminds you why you're asking — and for the Power faithful, that's enough to keep the wait burning.

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