Premiere Of ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Season 3 Smashes Debut Weekend Viewing Record For Starz

Cast of ‘Power Book II: Ghost Season 3’ Courtesy of Lionsgate & Starz Entertainment

Starz has hit a home run with the third season of Power Book II: Ghost, which has broken viewership records for the network. According to reports, the season's premiere episode drew in 5.8 million multi-platform viewers in the first three days after its release on March 17. This is the largest premiere weekend ever recorded by Starz, and is significantly higher than the 362,000 viewers who tuned in for the initial live telecast.

Interestingly, the weekend multi-platform viewership for the Season 3 debut was up about 30% from the Season 2 premiere, which aired in November 2021. However, the Season 2 premiere drew in 518,000 viewers for its live broadcast, which took place on a Sunday. Throughout the second season, the show averaged just over half a million live viewers per episode.

Before the launch of Season 3, Starz had already shown their confidence in the series by renewing it for a fourth installment. As of now, Season 4 is currently in production in New York.

The third season of Power Book II: Ghost kicked off with a bang, delivering new twists and turns as Tariq, Brayden, and the Tejada family grieve the death of Zeke. But they won't get much time to mourn as new problems and questions arise, leading to a flashier, juicier, and sexier season with even more family drama, betrayals, and surprising new alliances. Monet finds herself at a crossroads with her family, Brayden is forced to choose between his birth family and chosen family, and Tariq is leveling up this season.

The cast includes Michael Rainey Jr. as “Tariq St. Patrick,” Mary J. Blige as “Monet Stewart Tejada,” Cliff “Method Man” Smith as “Davis MacLean,” Gianni Paolo as “Brayden Weston,” Woody McClain as “Cane Tejada,” Lovell Adams-Gray as “Dru Tejada,” LaToya Tonodeo as “Diana Tejada,” Berto Colon as “Lorenzo Tejada,” Alix Lapri as “Effie Morales,” Larenz Tate as “Rashad Tate,” Shane Johnson as “Cooper Saxe,” Paton Ashbrook as “Jenny Sullivan,” Monique Curnen as “Detective Blanca Rodriguez,” Keesha Sharp as “Professor Harper Bennet,” David Walton as “Lucas Weston,” Moriah Brown as “KeKe Travis,” Luna Lauren Velez as “Evelyn Castillo,” Caroline Chikezie as “Noma” and Lightskinkeisha as “Brushaundria Carmichael.”

Power Book II: Ghost is the first series in the expanded Power Universe franchise. Brett Mahoney serves as showrunner and executive producer for season three. The Power Universe series is executive produced by the creator and showrunner of the original Power, Courtney A. Kemp through her production company End of Episode, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson through G-Unit Film and Television, and Mark Canton through Atmosphere Entertainment MM. Lionsgate Television produces the series for STARZ.