Power Universe

The Power Universe
The Power Universe
Created by	Courtney A. Kemp; 50 Cent;
Original work	Power
Owner	Lionsgate
Years	2014–present
Other names	Power franchise
Films and television
Television series	Power (2014–2020); Power Book II: Ghost (2020–present); Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021–present); Power Book IV: Force (2022–present);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Soundtracks
Original music	"Big Rich Town" by 50 Cent & Joe
Miscellaneous
Executive producer	50 Cent; Courtney A. Kemp;
Distributor	Starz Distribution
Official website
	Official website

The Power Universe (or Power franchise) is a media franchise of an American television crime drama series created by Courtney A. Kemp in collaboration with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.[1] The franchise produced one of the highest rated shows on Starz and most watched on the cable network.[2]

Television

Series	Seasons	Episodes	Originally released			Status
Series	Seasons	Episodes	First released	Last released	Network	Status
Power	6	63	June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07)	February 9, 2020 (2020-02-09)	Starz	Concluded
Power Book II: Ghost	3	30	September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)	May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)		Airing
Power Book III: Raising Kanan	2	20	July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)	October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
Power Book IV: Force	2	20	February 6, 2022 (2022-02-06)	November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)

Production

Accolades

Power

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2015	Women's Image Network Awards[3]	Actress Drama Series	Naturi Naughton	Nominated
2015	Women's Image Network Awards[3]	Outstanding Show Written by a Woman	Courtney A. Kemp	Nominated
2016	47th NAACP Image Awards[4]	Outstanding Drama Series	Power	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Omari Hardwick	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Naturi Naughton	Nominated
	NAMIC Vision Awards[5]	Best Performance – Drama	Naturi Naughton	Nominated
	NAMIC Vision Awards[5]	Best Performance – Drama	Omari Hardwick	Won
	Women's Image Network Awards[6]	Actress Drama Series	Naturi Naughton	Nominated
2017	48th NAACP Image Awards[7]	Outstanding Drama Series	Power	Nominated
		Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Omari Hardwick	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Naturi Naughton	Won
	Black Reel Awards for Television[8]	Outstanding Drama Series	Power	Nominated
	People's Choice Awards[9]	Favorite Premium Drama Series	Power	Nominated
2018	49th NAACP Image Awards[10]	Outstanding Drama Series	Power	Won
		Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Omari Hardwick	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Naturi Naughton	Won
		Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)	Michael Rainey Jr.	Nominated
	Black Reel Awards for Television[11]	Outstanding Actor, Drama Series	Omari Hardwick	Nominated
	NAMIC Vision Awards[12]	Best Performance – Drama	50 Cent	Nominated
		Best Performance – Drama	Michael Rainey Jr.	Nominated
		Drama	Power	Nominated
	Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)[13]	Outstanding Music Supervision – Television	Jennifer Ross	Won
2019	50th NAACP Image Awards[14]	Outstanding Drama Series	Power	Won
2019	34th Annual Imagen Awards[15]	Best Actress - Television	Lela Loren	Nominated
2020	51st NAACP Image Awards[16]	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Omari Hardwick	Won
2020

Power Book II: Ghost

List of Accolades
Award / Film Festival	Year	Recipient	Nomination	Result	Ref.
NAACP Image Awards	2021	Power Book II: Ghost	Outstanding Drama Series	Won	[17]
		Clifford 'Method Man' Smith Jr	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Won
		Mary J. Blige	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Won
	2022	Clifford 'Method Man' Smith Jr	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Won	[18]
	2022	Mary J. Blige	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Won	[18]

Theme songs

The opening themes for all four series are songs performed by the executive producer of the show, 50 Cent.

Series	Theme song
Power	"Big Rich Town"
Power Book II: Ghost	"Big Rich Town"
Power Book III: Raising Kanan	"Part of the Game"
Power Book IV: Force	"Power Powder Respect"

References

50 Cent Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED, retrieved January 1, 2023
Parlevliet, Mirko (December 15, 2022). "Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 Teaser and 50 Cent on Fightland". VitalThrills.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
"Women's Image Network Awards 2015". IMDb. August 3, 2018.
"2016 Image Winners". Variety. February 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
"22ND ANNUAL NAMIC VISION AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). August 3, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
"Women's Image Network Awards 2016". IMDb. August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyonce leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
"BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
"People's Choice Awards Nominations Are Here: Find Out How to Vote for Your Favorites". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
"NAACP – Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards". November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
"VOTERS ARE "SWEET" ON QUEEN SUGAR". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
"2018 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominees". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
"2018 HMMA Winners". September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
"NAACP – Nominees Announced for 50th NAACP Image Awards". September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
"Nominations Announced for the 34th Annual Imagen Awards". September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
"NAACP Image Awards Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 22, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
Del Rosario, Alexandra (February 2, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List With 'Bridgerton', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' & 'Da 5 Bloods'". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
Zhan, Jennifer (February 26, 2022). "NAACP Image Awards Winners Include Jazmine Sullivan, Will Smith, Red Table Talk". Vulture. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

External links

Official website

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[1] 50 Cent Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED, retrieved January 1, 2023

[2] Parlevliet, Mirko (December 15, 2022). "Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 Teaser and 50 Cent on Fightland". VitalThrills.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[3] "Women's Image Network Awards 2015". IMDb. August 3, 2018.

[4] "2016 Image Winners". Variety. February 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[5] "22ND ANNUAL NAMIC VISION AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). August 3, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[6] "Women's Image Network Awards 2016". IMDb. August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[7] Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyonce leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[8] "BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[9] "People's Choice Awards Nominations Are Here: Find Out How to Vote for Your Favorites". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[10] "NAACP – Nominees Announced for 49th NAACP Image Awards". November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[11] "VOTERS ARE "SWEET" ON QUEEN SUGAR". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[12] "2018 NAMIC Vision Awards Nominees". August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[13] "2018 HMMA Winners". September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[14] "NAACP – Nominees Announced for 50th NAACP Image Awards". September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[15] "Nominations Announced for the 34th Annual Imagen Awards". September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

[16] "NAACP Image Awards Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 22, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

[17] Del Rosario, Alexandra (February 2, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List With 'Bridgerton', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' & 'Da 5 Bloods'". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[18] Zhan, Jennifer (February 26, 2022). "NAACP Image Awards Winners Include Jazmine Sullivan, Will Smith, Red Table Talk". Vulture. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

Courtney A. Kemp
Creator	Power Universe Power (2014–2020) Power Book II: Ghost (2020–present) Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021–present) Power Book IV: Force (2022–present)
Writer	The Bernie Mac Show (2001-06 (104 episodes), staff writer (13 episodes), teleplay (1 episode)) In Justice (2006, writer (1 episode)) Justice (2006 (13 episodes), writer (3 episodes)) Eli Stone (2008 (26 episodes), writer (3 episodes)) My Own Worst Enemy (2008 (13 episodes), writer (1 episode)) Happy Town (2010 (10 episodes), writer (1 episode)) The Good Wife (2010-16 (156 episodes), writer (2 episodes)) Power (2014–present (28 episodes), writer (6 episodes) )
Producer	My Own Worst Enemy (2008 (13 episodes), co-producer (9 episodes)) Happy Town (2010 (10 episodes), co-producer (6 episodes)) The Good Wife (2009-16 (156 episodes), supervising producer (32 episodes (2011-2012)), producer (23 episodes (2011-2012)) Hawaii Five-O (2010–present, co-executive producer (4 episodes (2012)) Beauty and the Beast (2012–present, co-executive producer (8 episodes (2012-13)) Power (2014–present, executive producer (28 episodes))

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series
1990s	The Women of Brewster Place (1990) In the Heat of the Night (1991) In the Heat of the Night (1992) I'll Fly Away (1993) I'll Fly Away (1994) New York Undercover (1995) New York Undercover (1996) Touched by an Angel (1997) Touched by an Angel (1998) Touched by an Angel (1999)
2000s	City of Angels (2000) Soul Food (2001) Soul Food (2002) Soul Food (2003) Law & Order (2004) Grey's Anatomy (2005) Grey's Anatomy (2006) Grey's Anatomy (2007) Grey's Anatomy (2008) Lincoln Heights (2009)
2010s	Grey's Anatomy (2010) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011) Scandal (2012) Scandal (2013) How to Get Away with Murder (2014) Empire (2015) Queen Sugar (2016) Power (2017) Power (2018) Greenleaf (2019)
2020s	Power Book II: Ghost (2020) Queen Sugar (2021) P-Valley (2022)