In 2014, Starz debuted “Power”, with the series becoming the network’s flagship show. Its success spawned the “Power Universe”, developing multiple spinoffs, the third of which, “Power Book IV: Force” came to an end after 3 seasons.

A sequel to both “Power” and “Power Book 2: Ghost”, Force follows one of the main characters from “Power”, Tommy Egan, portrayed by Joseph Sikora. Reprising his role at the end of the original show, Tommy would leave New York behind to go to Los Angeles, only to end up in Chicago to build his credibility up into becoming the greatest drug dealer in Chicago. Sikora did such a phenomenal job in the original, and he continues to bring the same passion and energy, easily making Tommy one of, if not, the best character in the Power universe.

As Tommy makes a name for himself in Chicago, he joins forces with David “Diamond” Sampson and Jenard Sampson, played by Isaac Keys and Kris D. Lofton, Tommy’s long-lost brother, JP Gibbs, played by Anthony Felming. Throughout the series, both Tommy and JP have that sibling chemistry, not to mention Tommy acts as an uncle to his nephew, Darnell “D-Mac” McDowell, played by Lucien Cambric, as he is JP’s son. There Jenard’s girlfriend, Shati “Showtopper” Page, played by Adrienne Walker, and Mireya Garcia, a nurse who is a friend of Tommy’s who later becomes his girlfriend, played by Camela Zumbado.

There are also his enemies too as the Sampson brothers and their group “CBI” serving as enemies throughout, but various crime cartels, the legal system led by U.S. attorney Stacy Marks, played by Miriam A. Hyman, and the Flynn family, led by Walter Flynn, played by Tommy Flanagan, accompanied by his son Vic, played by Shane Harper, and his daughter Claudia, played by Lili Simmons.

We see how Tommy takes control of the drug world in Chicago by starting out on his own at first, until he finally joins forces with other drug organizations, with Tommy using of his skills that he learned under Ghost and Kanan, which again, serving as Tommy’s inspiration to become the greatest drug dealer in Chicago, as we see constant wars between Tommy and other drug organizations. Everything about Force, just like other shows in the Power Universe, is phenomenal, from the acting to the story to the action and to the emotional weight.

Similar to the end of “Ghost”, “Force” ends with a new road ahead, as for a spoiler warning ahead, but Michael Rainey Jr’s character, Tariq St. Patrick not only aiding Tommy in his fight with CBI, but offers Tommy the opportunity to leave Chicago behind and go back to New York to run the drug underworld with Tariq, in a similar vein to how Tommy and Ghost, Tariq’s father, used to be.

Overall, “Power Book IV: Force” is phenomenal, and is as good as both “Power” and “Power Book II: Ghost.” Fans, like me, are eager for the future of the “Power” universe!