Exclusive: Director/ producer Lisa Demaine talks Power Book IV: Force Season 2 Episode 5 and a major character’s death
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales exclusively spoke with Lisa Dermaine, supervising producer and director of Episode 5 and the upcoming Episode 9 from Season 2 of Starz’s Power Book IV: Force.
In “Crown Vic,” heightened police presence threatens Tommy and Diamond’s bottom line, Jenard hits rock bottom, and the Flynn family loyalties are tested with devastating results. Basically, Tommy Flanagan’s character, “Walter Flynn,” Tommy Egan’s rival, is killed off and Tommy’s nephew, D-Mac, is sent away after he killed a cop in Episode 4.
Lisa is an American filmmaker, best known for her work in television directing multiple episodes of Lucifer, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, The Rookie, FBI Most Wanted, and The Good Doctor, along with other series. She currently is the Supervising Producer/Director for STARZ hugely popular show Power Book IV: Force where she also directed the mid-season finale and the penultimate episode for Season 2. Prior to working as a Director, Demaine was a distinguished and successful 1st Assistant Director on prestigious TV projects such as Westworld, Ray Donovan and Deadwood. Her feature work includes 1st Assistant Directing for Guillermo Del Toro, Johnny Depp, and Danny Boyle to name a few.
After cutting ties in New York, Tommy Egan’s newfound family and ruthless drug game enticed him to stay in Chicago. The explosive second season begins with Tommy on a mission to avenge the death of Lilliana, his former nemesis turned business partner. With the Flynn organization weakened, he’s more determined than ever to take over the Chicago drug world, but with CBI split down the middle, Tommy and Diamond first must maintain their edge over Jenard. As their factions feud in the streets, Tommy capitalizes on another rivalry between the Serbs and Miguel Garcia, the most formidable drug lord in Chicago. After setting off a chain reaction of violence in pursuit of his ambition, Tommy must race to stay ahead of the men who are coming for what’s theirs, a federal task force that’s closing ranks, and a sadistic supplier with a direct line to the Cartel. All the while torn by the promise of a second chance with his blood family, Tommy must decide what he is willing to sacrifice to finally ascend the throne of a kingpin.