Exclusive: Malcolm Mays talks playing Lou Lou in Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 2
Currently playing on Starz is season two of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” starring MeKai Curtis in the titular role of “Kanan” and Tony® Awards winner Patina Miller as his mother, Raquel “Raq” Thomas.
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® Awards 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.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Malcolm Mays about what to expect from his character Lou Lou this coming season. Prion to this series, Mays was best known for his role as Kevin Hamilton, Franklin’s (Damson Idris) best friend in FX’s Snowfall.