A previously announced Power spin-off, titled Influence, is no longer going ahead, according to TVLine.
The series would have focused on dodgy politician Rashid Tate (played by Larenz Tate) and was set to be the fourth Power spin-off, following Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force, which aired in February this year.
However, TV network Starz has decided not to continue with the series.
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News of this cancellation is somewhat surprising, given the success of the previous three spin-offs – Ghost has been renewed for a third season, season two of Raising Kanan airs on August 14 and Force has had a second season confirmed.
The move comes after Kathryn Busby took over as President of Original Programming at Starz. She described Power and fellow Starz hit Outlander as "shows that are both premium and commercial" (via Variety).
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"They are propulsive and provocative and they're great power character pieces. As other networks out there and other streamers are becoming a little more general entertainment, I feel like people know what they get when they come to Starz."
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When asked recently about a potential fifth spin-off set in London (before the news of Influence being cancelled broke), Busby said: "I am not at liberty to answer anything in that vein except to say what we love about Power is the potential to spin off and to spin off successfully which we have done.
"Which in theory, we would love to do again. I love that you're hearing it."
All Power spin-off series air on Starz in the US and stream on Starzplay in the UK.
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