“It’s not Power,” says creator Courtney Kemp of Power Book II: Ghost.
“It’s really about how Ghost’s shadow looms over everyone especially his son.”
Ghost (Omari Hardwick) may be dead, butPowerlives on.
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A lot of people [said], Why dont you just call thisPowerseason 7?
And, unsurprisingly, the reactions to the divisive finale reached Kemp as well.
“Oh, of course it crosses my mind,” she admits.
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“Theres an easier way to do this, right?
You just do a lovable, cuddly-like Tommy [Joseph Sikora] series whichwere going to do.
Well, it wont necessarily be cuddly.
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[Laughs] But theres low hanging fruit here and Im not going for it.”
“Theres so much to tell about legacy and how you cant outrun who you are.
“I thought he was just messing around and I didn’t take it as serious.
This is really it, I’ve got this show on my back now.'
I was a little nervous, but I was also excited to take on the responsibility.”
So, in a way, we cant fully blame Tariq, because we created this monster.”
For Kemp, it’s something she brought to the page from her own life.
And you wonder, ‘What decisions have I made that have ruined this kid?'"
Ghost being killed was a shock.
How do you kill the main character?
