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EXCLUSIVE: Starz‘s flagship Power franchise will soon beryllium disposable connected Netflix successful astir of nan world. In a large licensing woody pinch Lionsgate Television, nan world streamer has acquired non-exclusive world authorities to Power, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force, on pinch home authorities to nan mothership series.
Starz remains nan exclusive U.S. location to nan Power beingness (with nan objection of nan original series, which is shared). All seasons of Power, Ghost, Raising Kanan and Force will proceed to beryllium disposable connected nan Starz app and each Starz streaming and on-demand platforms, which besides will transportation nan upcoming offshoots Power: Origins and Power: Legacy, neither of them portion of nan Netflix licensing deal.
The first 4 bid successful the Power franchise will commencement arriving connected Netflix astatine nan opening of November pinch timing varying marketplace to marketplace based connected Lionsgate’s existing section agreements. The pact — which spans each six seasons of Power, 4 seasons of Ghost, three seasons of Force and 5 play of Raising Kanan — does not see Canada wherever nan Power franchise streams connected Starz via its business pinch Bell Media.
Also successful November, each seasons of nan mothership Power series, which had been licensed by Lionsgate TV to Hulu successful nan U.S. since 2017, will move to Netflix.
The 5th and last play of Raising Kanan is presently been released, pinch caller episodes airing exclusively connected nan Starz linear web connected Fridays astatine 8 p.m. and streaming play connected Fridays connected nan Starz app and different Starz platforms, heading to nan August 7 bid finale.
Lionsgate Television took complete accumulation of nan first Power series pursuing Lionsgate’s June 2016 acquisition of Starz erstwhile nan mothership was astir to motorboat its 3rd season. Lionsgate TV produced each Power bid during nan clip nan 2 companies were merged until their May 2025 split, on pinch nan upcoming Origins, nan root communicative of fan-favorite characters Ghost and Tommy, now successful accumulation connected its 18-episode first season.
With now-independent Starz focusing connected expanding ownership of its scripted content, nan latest offshoot, precocious greenlighted Power: Legacy starring Michael Rainey, Jr. arsenic Tariq St. Patrick and Joseph Sikora arsenic Tommy Egan, is simply a co-productions betwixt Starz and Lionsgate Television.
Netflix is picking up nan four Power bid pursuing nan caller breakout occurrence of Nemesis, its original play from Power creator Courtney Kemp, which shares immoderate DNA pinch her activity connected the Power franchise. Released successful May, Nemesis logged 32.6 cardinal views successful its first period and a half, earning a Season 2 renewal.
Kemp continues to executive nutrient nan Power universe pinch Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Last year, Lionsgate licensed 2 Rebecca Cutter bid to Netflix for nan US, Hightown, which had tally connected Starz for 3 seasons, and The Hunting Wives, which had been primitively ordered by Starz but did not move guardant there, pinch Lionsgate taking it backmost successful nan firm split.
The Hunting Wives became a runaway hit, triggering a Season 2 renewal, pinch nan show becoming a Netflix original successful nan U.S. and astir of nan world.
Other Starz bid that person had streaming deals pinch Netflix include Outlander, Black Sails and Heels.
