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The Raising Kanan season 2 teaser will get you pumped

Just when you thought it was quiet for the Power Universe - the much-needed teaser to ‘Raising Kanan’ a.k.a. ‘Power Book III’ second season has arrived and leaves a ton of excitement for what’s to come in the next few months.

From continuing the storyline to seeing Kanan Stark’s rise in the gritty streets, there’s a lot to look forward to. Check out details behind the series returning on August 14 and keep scrolling to get a sneak peek at what’s brewing.

Set in the early 1990’s, the third series in the “Power” Universe tells the origin story of fan favorite character, “Kanan Stark,” and follows his coming of age in South Jamaica, Queens. Raised by a single mother, who ruthlessly runs the family’s emerging criminal empire, Kanan charts out a path through some of the city’s most volatile streets while, at the same time, navigating his way through adolescence, which has its own dangers and pitfalls. 

“Raising Kanan” stars MeKai Curtis in the titular role of “Kanan” and Tony® Award winner Patina Miller (“Madam Secretary,” The Hunger Games Franchise) as his mother, Raquel “Raq” Thomas.

As we enter our second season, Raquel “Raq” Thomas has gained control over the city’s drug trade, but her son is slipping away. After being whisked out of the city for his own safety at the end of season one, Kanan Stark returns to Queens uncertain of his future with the family business. Meanwhile, a secret about his mother and neighborhood antagonist, Detective Malcolm Howard, threatens to upend everything Kanan thought he knew about himself and his family. While trying to allay her son’s concerns,  Raq boldly expands the family business into hostile Mafia territory. She gets no help from her younger brother, Lou-Lou, who has other plans that revolve around his emerging record label. On the other hand, Marvin, the oldest of the Thomas siblings, remains Raq’s loyal soldier, but struggles to earn his daughter, Jukebox’s, forgiveness after their brutal fight in season one. 

The ties that bind this family together are becoming undone, but Raq will stop at nothing to hold them together.