'Power' Season 5 Premiere Date, Spoilers, News: Larenz Tate Promoted to Series Regular; Will Proctor Become a Threat?
Larenz Tate will play a larger role when "Power" returns for its fifth season next year.
Tate, who plays councilman Rashad Tate on the Starz drama, has been promoted to series regular for season 5. Councilman Tate was first introduced in season 4 as a recurring character. After appearing in four episodes, the city councilman from Jamaica Queens will officially have a bigger arc next season following Tate's promotion.
Prior to his stint in "Power," the 42-year-old has appeared on other TV shows such as "House of Lies" and "Game of Silence." He also portrayed the role of Bart "Black Shawn" Johnston on the FX show "Rescue Me" and was recently tapped as the male lead of ABC's upcoming drama "Salamander." His film credits include "Girls Trip,"Ray," "A Man Apart" and "The Postman."
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Season 5 is still a ways off but "Power" recently teased a potential plot twist for the upcoming installment. The series suggested that Joe Proctor (Jerry Ferrara) may turn into a huge threat to James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick). In the show's official Twitter page, a photo of Proctor and Ghost was posted with the caption, "Is Proctor a threat or an ally?"
The previous installment saw Ghost doubt Proctor's loyalty after seeing him having a conversation with U.S. Attorney Mak (Sung Kang) about Bailey Markham's (Lee Tergesen) unexpected disappearance.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, series creator Courtney A. Kemp said the next season will see Ghost Tommy (Joseph Sikora) and Kanan (50 Cent) join forces to take down the new big bad, Dre (Rotimi Akinosho).
"I guess the best way I'd tease season 5 — it's the season of the triumvirate versus Dre, and I think that's going to be the most fun of all," she said.
The fifth season of "Power" is expected to premiere early 2018 on Starz.
