Exclusive: Michael Rainey Jr. On Taking A Leading Role In ‘Power Book II: Ghost’
Premiering September 6, 2020 is upcoming sequel series Power Book II: Ghost, the first installment of the expanded Power Universe. The series will premiere on Sunday, September 6 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, then move to its regular timeslot at 8:00 PM ET/PT starting on Sunday, September 13.
“Power Book II: Ghost" picks up shortly after the earth-shattering events of “Power” as Tariq St. Patrick grapples with a new world order: his father dead and his mother, Tasha, facing charges for the murder her son committed. Not to mention the academic rigors of the Ivy League university Tariq is attending to earn his inheritance. Truly on his own for the first time in his life, Tariq is forced to split his time between school and hustling to pay for Davis MacLean (played by , the fame-hungry defense lawyer who is Tasha’s only hope of getting out of jail and escaping prosecution by newly minted U.S. Attorney Cooper Saxe.
With no better options, Tariq turns to the familiar drug game, entangling himself with a cutthroat family headed by Monet Stewart Tejada, that’s been at it far longer than him. As Tariq tries to balance his drug operation with his grades, love life, and family, he figures out that the only way to avoid the same fate his father met is to become him — only better.
Playing Tariq is Michael Rainey Jr., who has grown since audiences saw him in episode 1 of Power. With film roles in LUV, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Barbershop: The Next Cut and Amateur, and at the age of 19, Rainey Jr. has proven that he’s ready to lead this series and is thankfully the responsibilities set for him by 50 Cent. In speaking with BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales, Rainey Jr. talks about what to expect from Tariq in this new spinoff.