Power Book IV: Force spoilers follow.
Power Book IV: Force star Joseph Sikora has opened up about the return of Liliana (Audrey Esparza) in the new spin-off series.
While the character only appeared for a brief stint all the way back in Power season one, she has now come back into the fold for the new series, crossing paths with Tommy Egan in Chicago as the two team up together.
Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy about the return, the Tommy actor admitted the two characters' dynamic is one of his "favourite relationships" in this season.
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"That was a brilliant decision of [creator] Courtney Kemp to do that, in the way of, what a great actor Audrey Esparza is from certainly one of my favourite relationships that develop over the course of the first season.
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"And I think in a lot of ways that she is that little piece of New York that Tommy needs to keep going," Sikora added.
"There's obviously huge conflict between them but the relationship that develops in terms of understanding is probably more comforting to Tommy than any other relationship in the series."
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The actor also spoke to us recently about his own reaction to the reveal of Tommy's secret brother JP Gibbs (Anthony Fleming III) in Force.
"I thought, 'Wow, what a wonderful opportunity to work with my old friend and colleague, and College alumnus, Anthony Fleming III'. We actually had done a play together in Chicago years and years ago, so I was really excited to work with him," he said.
"He's such a brilliant actor, he's got that great deep voice and gravitas, and almost this kind of Shakespearean command, but also just that the character is kind of unsure and we find out that things haven't been going great for him and it'll be a very interesting family dynamic as well I think."
Power Book IV: Force airs every Sunday on Starz in the US and Starzplay available through Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
Power Book II: Ghost seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch on Starz in the US and Starzplay via Amazon Prime Video in the UK. Power Book III: Raising Kanan is available to watch on Starzplay via Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
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