Power Netflix deal sends Starz franchise to global streamer
Netflix has licensed four Power shows from Lionsgate Television, with rollout starting in November outside Canada and original Power in the U.S.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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The Power Netflix deal is putting one of Starz’s biggest TV franchises in front of a much wider audience, according to Deadline. Netflix has licensed the first four series in the franchise from Lionsgate Television, covering international rights to Power, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force.
The agreement is non-exclusive outside the United States, Deadline reports. Netflix also picked up U.S. rights to the original Power series, which had been licensed by Lionsgate Television to Hulu domestically since 2017.
Starz is not losing the franchise at home. Deadline reports that Starz remains the exclusive U.S. streaming base for the wider Power universe, except for the original show, which will now be shared. All seasons of the four licensed shows will stay available through the Starz app and Starz streaming and on-demand platforms.
When will Power be on Netflix?
The first four Power series are set to begin landing on Netflix in early November, Deadline reports. Exact dates will vary by country because Lionsgate has existing local deals in some markets.
The deal does not cover Canada, where the franchise streams on Starz through a partnership with Bell Media, according to Deadline.
In the U.S., all seasons of the original Power series will move to Netflix in November. The broader Netflix package covers six seasons of Power, four seasons of Ghost, three seasons of Force and five seasons of Raising Kanan.
Which Power shows are included?
The licensed shows are the original Power, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force. Two coming spinoffs, Power: Origins and Power: Legacy, are not part of the Netflix licensing deal, Deadline reports.
Power: Origins is described by Deadline as an origin story for Ghost and Tommy, and it is in production on an 18-episode first season. Power: Legacy, recently greenlit, stars Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq St. Patrick and Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan, and is a co-production between Starz and Lionsgate Television.
The fifth and final season of Raising Kanan is currently airing, with new episodes on Starz’s linear channel Fridays at 8 p.m. and streaming weekly Fridays on Starz platforms. Deadline reports the series finale is set for August 7.
Why Netflix is adding Power now
Deadline ties the move to Netflix’s recent success with Nemesis, the streamer’s original drama from Power creator Courtney Kemp. The show was released in May, drew 32.6 million views in its first month and a half, and earned a second-season renewal, according to Deadline.
Kemp continues to executive produce the Power universe with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Lionsgate Television became producer of the original Power after Lionsgate bought Starz in June 2016, just before the show’s third season. Deadline reports Lionsgate TV produced the franchise while the companies were combined, before their May 2025 split.
The deal also fits a recent pattern. Deadline reports Lionsgate previously licensed the Rebecca Cutter series Hightown and The Hunting Wives to Netflix in the U.S. The Hunting Wives later received a second-season renewal and became a Netflix original in the U.S. and most international markets.
This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.