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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00:00Now, Raising Kane, and it's growing in viewership as well, too, for you that embodies such an
00:06iconic character, what has been the most rewarding part of bringing Kane and Stark to life?
00:11It's like you just said, that more and more people are gravitating towards the story.
00:18I'm glad that I'm able to bridge the gap between people that watch the show and know the character
00:25and know the art, and people that don't know the show, don't know this universe,
00:30don't know this culture, and bring them into that world, bring them into just a family drama.
00:39This is literally just people dealing with one another, and dealing with life,
00:44and dealing with relationship, and dealing with identity, and dealing with
00:48all these universal themes. Being handed that baton, being put in that position,
00:58I try to wear it with grace. I try to wear it proudly.