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Since the first season of the STARZ drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan, audiences worldwide have seen its lead character Kanan Stark—played by MeKai Curtis—grow from a mischievous adolescent to a feared crime boss on the precipice of taking over an entire city. Ahead of the show’s Season 4 premiere, Curtis spoke to ESSENCE about the growth of Stark, what fans can expect from this year’s explosive new installment, and more.
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00:00Now, Raising Cain, and it's growing in viewership as well, too.
00:04For you that embodies such an iconic character, what has been the most rewarding part of bringing Cain and Stark to life?
00:12It's like you just said, that more and more people are gravitating towards the story.
00:18I'm glad that I'm able to bridge the gap between people that watch the show and know the character and know the arts,
00:26and people that don't know the show, don't know this universe, don't know this culture,
00:32and bring them into that world, bring them into just a family drama.
00:39This is literally just people dealing with one another and dealing with life and dealing with relationship
00:45and dealing with identity and dealing with all these universal themes.
00:50So, you know, being handed that baton, being put in that position, man, you know, I try to wear it with grace.
00:59I try to wear it proudly.
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