Since the first season of the STARZ drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan, audiences worldwide have seen its lead character Kanan Stark—played by MeKai Curtis—grow from a mischievous adolescent to a feared crime boss on the precipice of taking over an entire city. Ahead of the show’s Season 4 premiere, Curtis spoke to ESSENCE about the growth of Stark, what fans can expect from this year’s explosive new installment, and more.
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00:00Congratulations on a new season, man.
00:02Thank you, Ken. Appreciate you.
00:04Now, Kenan has come a long way
00:06from the kid we all met in Season 1.
00:08This year, he's way more confident.
00:10How would you describe his mindset
00:12going into Season 4?
00:16His mindset's all over the place, man.
00:18I think, you know, you're coming in from him
00:20grieving the death
00:22of his father in front of his face,
00:24not at his hands. I think
00:26you're watching him
00:28try to further establish
00:30who he is as an individual.
00:34Yeah, it's a lot going on
00:36for the kid this year, man.
00:38He's going to be
00:40thinking through and acting
00:42on a lot.
00:44He's going to be feeling a lot.
00:46That's the story here, man.
00:48That's the story of the love
00:50of a mother and son.