Starz Greenlights 'Power: Legacy,' Reuniting Joseph Sikora and Michael Rainey Jr.

The Power franchise is expanding once again. Starz announced Thursday, June 4, that it has greenlit Power: Legacy, the fifth installment in the sprawling universe, with an order for eight episodes.

The series marks a major development for the franchise, coming a year after the project was first reported to be in active development.

Power: Legacy will bring together two of the franchise's biggest names: Joseph Sikora returns as Tommy Egan, while Michael Rainey Jr. reprises his role as Tariq St. Patrick. The storyline follows Tommy's return to New York, where he and Tariq team up to dominate the city's underworld.

Set in the present day, the new series will pick up following the conclusion of Power Book IV: Force, continuing the narrative threads from that chapter.

Gary Lennon serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Lennon and Kendra Chapman Davis collaborating on the pilot script. In a statement, Lennon expressed enthusiasm about the project: "I'm thrilled to reunite with Starz to bring this latest chapter of the Power Universe to fans and especially proud to be entrusted with continuing Tommy and Tariq's story as showrunner on Power: Legacy. It's going to be electrifying to see if these two men can share the city, the game and the intoxicating drug known as POWER."

Executive Producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson also weighed in on the announcement, saying: "Power never dies, and this chapter is our biggest yet. Fans have been waiting to see Tariq and Tommy together, and now they're taking over New York City. Bringing Joseph and Michael back together is special, they've turned these characters into true icons of the Power universe."

Sikora and Rainey Jr. have been central figures across the Power franchise, appearing together in the original Power series, Power Book II: Ghost, and Power Book IV: Force.

Additionally, a Power: Origins series is currently in development.