Power: Season 1

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Starz | Season Premiere Date: June 7, 2014

Starring: Katherine Narducci, Adam Huss, Greg Serano

Summary: Executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, the drama created by Courtney Kemp Agboh is about the life of married nightclub owner/major drug dealer James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick) as he starts thinking of leaving his life of crime.

Creator: Courtney Kemp Agboh

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Best Laid Plans
Air Date: August 2, 2014
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S1:E7. Loyalty
Air Date: July 26, 2014
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S1:E6. Who You With?
Air Date: July 19, 2014

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David Hinckley

Jun 5, 2014

Much of the real beauty of Power lies in the details, conversational and visual. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Jun 5, 2014

Created by Courtney Kemp Agboh, the Emmy-nominated writer/producer of The Good Wife, and fueled by a powerful yet understated performance by Omari Hardwick, the series captures the spirit of Fitzgerald's novel while telling a story that's very much of our time. Read full review

Verne Gay

Jun 5, 2014

The opening episode--already posted online--is a bit sluggish, but Power gets better in subsequent episodes. Starz, and Fitty, appear to have a winner. Read full review

David Wiegand

Jun 4, 2014

The show was created by Courtney Kemp Agboh and has so much going for it--on the surface, anyway--that it's almost criminal that a powerful, attractive cast and high-end production values are hobbled by such a stupefying absence of originality. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jun 6, 2014

It moves along, dutifully moving the players to their appointed plot points. And there are some nice performances; I would draw your attention to that of Naturi Naughton, as Ghost's wife, consistently a warm body in an often chilly show. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jun 6, 2014

Power is fine but it doesn’t live up to its title. It’s not a powerful drama because viewers have largely seen all its tricks, plots and character relationships before. Read full review

John Anderson

Jun 11, 2014

Everyone seems to be imitating someone they saw in another gangster movie. It would be funny, if it weren't quite so tedious. Read full review

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ctstaley

Aug 5, 2014

I LOVE POWER!!! It is the best drama I have seen in years. At first I thought that the show was going to be boring but the show is HOTTTTT!! I can not wait to see Season 2 and what is going to happen to Ghost and Tommy.

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Lisa24

Jun 7, 2014

Loved it. Watched the preview last week and I am having withdrawal. The old girlfriend storyline is a bit predictable, but this show is going to be my new summer favorite. I am hoping people give it a chance.

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coolierevtim

Jun 16, 2014

I absolutely love this show, i tune in with my girl every Saturday night so far and plan on continuing. Love the plot, the acting is great and the music continuously surprises me... 50 did a great job in conjunction with all of the others who helped put this show together!

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lozatronic

Sep 1, 2016

Really enjoying this after series one and part way through series 2, but for gods sake tell the script writers to stop having the characters use each other first names before speaking to each other so much, it's cheesy and unrealistic and ruins some otherwise decent acting

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Slugone

Aug 21, 2015

A very entertaining show. You won't regret watching this if you are a fan of gangster dramas like Ray Donovan, Boardwalk Empire and The Wire. My only criticism is the leading ladies weren't particularly well acted. Joe Sikora playing Thomas Egan is by far the strongest character of the show.A very entertaining show. You won't regret watching this if you are a fan of gangster dramas like Ray Donovan, Boardwalk Empire and The Wire. My only criticism is the leading ladies weren't particularly well acted. Joe Sikora playing Thomas Egan is by far the strongest character of the show. I wouldn't be surprised if this role launches him into more mainstream television and film.… Expand

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99Knights

Jul 26, 2015

Unfortunately, I think the character development is weak and the plot sits too high up on the surface lacking the depth needed to avoid the cliches. I don't find myself rooting for any of the main characters because of their poor likability factor. Tommy's character is way over acted and ifUnfortunately, I think the character development is weak and the plot sits too high up on the surface lacking the depth needed to avoid the cliches. I don't find myself rooting for any of the main characters because of their poor likability factor. Tommy's character is way over acted and if it were in real life he never would have had what it takes to be a true shot caller and King of NY. His emotional demeanor and mental acuity just doesn't relate to the position of Power he has earned in the show. Ive been part of the game and watched many close to me end up behind bars because it wasn't played right. Theres no way Tommy would have gotten this far without have been pinched or shot by now. I want to like the dynamic duo of Tommy and Ghost but the chemistry just isn't there. The production value is awesome, but the story just doesn't attract empathy for anyone. The only one who evicts emotion for me is 50Cent's character. He's grimy, ruthless, and for good reason, because he knows Ghost is who got him put away. Even his son's character is weak. I really wanted more than what this show provides.… Expand

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106856

Oct 12, 2017

Power is a great programme.it is about two friends who were up to no good selling drugs, killing and a lot of violence. I know that this programme has a lot of violence but it shows what happens in real life and what the consequences are if you get into business like this. I believe thatPower is a great programme.it is about two friends who were up to no good selling drugs, killing and a lot of violence. I know that this programme has a lot of violence but it shows what happens in real life and what the consequences are if you get into business like this. I believe that this programme shows a lot of things that people need to learn as there is a lot of deaths and crimes, it just makes people realise what could happen to them. This programme is age restricted as it also has explicit scenes and bad language in it, which means this programme is not suitable for kids. I do not care what people think but I believe that this programmes has deep storyline as there are kids involved in this violence and threats sent to James ST Patrick and his family. James ST Patrick is one of the friends that sold drugs but had stop selling and invested his money into a club and used the club to hide all the money he made from selling drugs. James ST Patricks other friend is still selling drugs and gets into a lot of trouble with the police and creates a lot of enemies throughout the series. Also I believe that power is very addictive as ever episode has a cliff-hanger which make people to carry on watching. In my opinion I think this programme is great and is really interesting and I definitely recommend this to others.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: August 25, 2019
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: July 1, 2018
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: June 25, 2017
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: July 17, 2016
Season 2

75
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 6, 2015
Season 1

57
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 7, 2014
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  S1:E8. Best Laid Plans
  Air Date: August 2, 2014
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  S1:E7. Loyalty
  Air Date: July 26, 2014
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  S1:E6. Who You With?
  Air Date: July 19, 2014
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  S1:E5. I Gotta Go
  Air Date: July 12, 2014
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  S1:E5. Land: The Need For Speed
  Air Date: February 11, 2018
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  S1:E4. Who Are You?
  Air Date: June 28, 2014
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  S1:E3. This Is Real
  Air Date: June 21, 2014
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  S1:E3. Rail: Steel On Steel
  Air Date: January 28, 2018
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  S1:E2. Whoever He Is
  Air Date: June 14, 2014
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  S1:E2. Sea: Ruling The Waves
  Air Date: January 21, 2018
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  S1:E1. Not Exactly How We Planned
  Air Date: June 7, 2014
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  S1:E1. Sea: New Horizons
  Air Date: January 14, 2018