Power Book II: Ghost, or simply Ghost is an American crime drama television series created by Courtney A. Kemp, that aired from September 6, 2020, to October 4, 2024 on Starz. The series is both a direct sequel and spin-off to Power.
In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on March 17, 2023. In January 2023, ahead of the third season premiere, the series was renewed for a fourth season. On March 14, 2024, it was announced that the fourth season would be the series' final season and is split into two parts; part one premiered on June 7, and part two premiered on September 6.
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Premise
Ghost is the immediate fallout of the original series, and follows Tariq St. Patrick navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father's legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family. Along the way, Tariq gets entangled in the affairs of the cutthroat Tejada family, adding further complications as he tries to balance his drug operations with his education, love life, family affairs, scrutiny from local and federal law enforcement.
Cast and characters
Main
Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq St. Patrick, the son of James "Ghost" St. Patrick and Tasha Green-St. Patrick, who is slowly following in his father's footsteps as a drug dealer.
Shane Johnson as Cooper Saxe, the attorney protecting Tariq, despite failed attempts to catch Ghost, Tasha, Tommy and Tariq. (seasons 1–3)
Gianni Paolo as Brayden Weston, Tariq's best friend and business partner from Choate, as well as a former roommate at Stansfield. He now works at Weston Holdings, his family's hedge fund on Wall Street.
Melanie Liburd as Caridad "Carrie" Milgram, one of Tariq's professors who had a secret relationship with Zeke. (seasons 1–2)
Lovell Adams-Gray as Dru Tejada, the artistic middle child of Monet and Lorenzo, and brother of Cane and Diana who is gay.
Daniel Bellomy as Ezekiel "Zeke" Cross, Tariq's tutee who was the star basketball player at Stansfield, Monet's hidden son with Mecca and Carrie's love interest. (seasons 1–2; guest season 4)
Quincy Tyler Bernstine as Tameika Washington, an attorney formerly affiliated with Saxe (season 1; guest seasons 2–3)
Paige Hurd as Lauren Baldwin, Tariq's former classmate and ex-girlfriend who is currently in hiding after a failed murder attempt on her (seasons 1–3).
Woody McClain as Lorenzo "Cane" Tejada Jr., the ruthless eldest child of Monet and Lorenzo, brother of Dru and Diana, Tariq's main rival and Effie's lover.
Justin Marcel McManus as Jabari Reynolds, Carrie's ex-boyfriend and Tariq's professor. (season 1; guest season 2)
Method Man as Davis MacLean, Tasha, Tariq and the Tejadas' lawyer, who looks to win at all costs.
Recurring
Kathleen Garrett as Judge Nina Larkin, the judge presiding over Tasha St. Patrick's case (season 1)
LightSkinKeisha as BruShandria Carmichael, Tariq's classmate at Stansfield.
Zoe Whitford as Ashley Fitzpatrick, Tariq's privileged classmate at Stansfield.
Debbi Morgan as Estelle Green, Tasha's mother and Tariq and Yas' grandmother (seasons 2–3; guest season 1)
Paris Morgan as Yasmine St. Patrick, Tariq's little sister and Ghost and Tasha's daughter (season 1; guest seasons 2–4)
Victor Garber as Simon Stern, Ghost's former business partner (seasons 1–2)
Bruce Altman as Oliver Simmons, Tariq's philosophy professor (seasons 1 and 4)
Mark Feuerstein as Steven Ott, the representative of the political party Ghost was part of (seasons 1–2; guest season 3)
Sung Kang as John Mak, an attorney formerly involved in the Lobos-Ghost investigation (season 1)
Sherri Saum as Paula Matarazzo, top investigator and right hand of Davis (season 1; guest season 2)
Shalim Ortiz as Danilo Ramirez, an NYPD officer stationed in the Tejadas' backyard of Queens, NY, and Monet's ex-boyfriend before Cane killed him (season 1)
Brandi Denise Boyd as Epiphany Turner, a stripper single mom, who worked together with Tasha (season 1)
Cory Jeacoma as Trace Weston, Brayden's entitled brother (seasons 1–3; guest season 4)
Guest stars
David Zayas as Uncle Frank Castillo, a Tejada family friend who tried to set them up (season 1)
Glynn Turman as Gabriel, uncle to Ghost (season 1)
Elizabeth Rodriguez as Paz Valdes, Angela Valdes' sister (seasons 1 and 3–4)
Jeff Auer as Robert Weston, the patriarch of the Weston family
Angel Reda as Nicole Weston, wife to Robert and mother to Brayden, Trace and Becca
Donshea Hopkins as Raina St. Patrick, Tariq's twin sister (seasons 1–2)
Luenell Campbell as Ms. Richards, Spanky's mother (season 1)
Jackie Long as Rico Barnes, the man who provides the drugs for the Tejadas to distribute (season 1)
Laz Alonso as Samuel Santana, a detective investigating the death of the GTG assassin on the faculty grounds (season 1)
Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan, Ghost's best friend, Tariq's godfather and surrogate uncle and Cash's surrogate father (seasons 1 and 3)
Denim Roberson as Cash Grant, LaKeisha Grant's son (season 1)
Redman (season 2) and Jordan Mahome (season 3) as Theo Rollins, Davis' older brother who is in prison
50 Cent as Kanan Stark, Ghost's old friend and Tariq's mentor of sort, whom he got killed and has nightmares of (season 2)
Episodes
Production
Development
On July 26, 2019, Starz announced the straight-to-series order with the news that Mary J. Blige would star. On February 9, 2020, Starz announced the premise of the series. On September 22, 2020, Starz renewed the series for a second season. On December 7, 2021, Starz renewed the series for a third season with Brett Mahoney taking over as the showrunner. On January 30, 2023, ahead of the third season premiere, Starz renewed the series for a fourth season. On March 14, 2024, it was announced that the fourth season will be the series final season and will have two parts.
Casting
Mary J. Blige was cast on July 26, 2019, with the initial news. On January 14, 2020, Method Man was cast in a main role. The remainder of the main cast was entirely announced on February 9, 2020. On July 21, 2020, Sherri Saum was cast for the series. Two days later, Shalim Ortiz was cast in a recurring role. On February 24, Daniel Sunjata was cast as a new series regular for the second season. On April 27, 2021, Redman joined the cast in a guest starring role for the second season. On June 21, 2021, Paton Ashbrook, Berto Colon, and Alix Lapri were promoted to series regulars while Lahmard Tate joined the cast in a recurring role, reprising his role as Kamaal Tate from the sixth season of Power. On October 1, 2021, Frank Whaley joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season. In January 2022, Keesha Sharp, David Walton, Monique Curnen, and Moriah Brown were cast as series regulars while Petey McGee joined the cast in a recurring role for the third season. In March 2022, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Kyle Vincent Terry, and Caroline Chikezie were cast in recurring roles. Upon the fourth season renewal announcement, Michael Ealy joined the cast as a new series regular.
Release
The series' official trailer was released on August 4, 2020. The series premiered on September 6, 2020 on Starz. The second season premiered on November 21, 2021. The third season premiered on March 17, 2023. The fourth season aired in two parts; part one premiered on June 7, 2024, and part two premiered on September 6, 2024.
