Power Book III: Raising Kanan season 5 premieres June 12 on the Starz app and across all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms, bringing Patina Miller back as the Queens drug lord Raq just as the story moves closer to its finish. For viewers tracking where the Power world is headed next, this is the date that puts Kanan’s rise back on screen.
The new season lands while interest in the franchise is still anchored to the question fans already know the answer to: if you watched Power, you know Kanan’s fate. What remains unresolved is how he gets there, and Raising Kanan is built around that path through Queens in the 1990s, where Kanan has grown into a ruthless dealer trying to become the top dog in the region.
That makes Miller’s Raq the series’ sharpest obstacle. Her character is no longer just part of the background of Kanan’s rise; in season 5, she is pushing back against him, and the fight carries the weight of a mother-son relationship that has never had room to settle into peace. The final episodes are not about whether the outcome exists. They are about the cost of getting there.
Power first premiered on Starz in 2014 and ran for six seasons before becoming the parent of multiple spinoffs, including Raising Kanan. That larger universe has kept the focus on different corners of the franchise, but this season keeps the spotlight on Queens and on the slow hardening of a young man who is learning power in a city where loyalty is never stable for long.
The timing matters because June 12 is not just another rollout date; it is the start of the run that will push the series through its final stretch and answer the last major gap in Kanan’s story. Viewers know where he ends up. The draw now is watching the show close the distance, with Raq standing in the way and season 5 beginning the last chapter of that climb.
