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This was not helped by 50 Cent himself, who responded to the reported season 5 finale leak by saying: "Now STARZ is mad at me because they think I leaked the last episode of POWER. well it’s not like I’m acting in it" Here's what else 50 Cent and Power showrunner Courtney Kemp have said about Kanan's death in Power. Why did Kanan get killed off in Power season 5? Showrunner Courtney Kemp has said in a number of interviews that she believes the show is more affecting if the audience believes that any character can die at any time. This means that occasionally a lead character has to be killed off. Kemp told TV Insider: "Look, no-one's been safe on our show for quite some time, but obviously, the main characters have had longer lives.” Kemp also noted that coming to the end (she has said she intends to end the drama in season seven) of the show gave her more confidence that she could kill off main characters. HOW TO WATCH POWER ONLINE Kanan (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) was killed in Power season 5 episode 8 Anyone can go, there’s no one in the show that can’t die Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson She said: "We are reaching the end of this journey, so the main characters are less safe than they have ever been before." In an interview with Deadline, executive producer and Kanan actor Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson agreed with this, saying: ““We’ve created a template for the show that is non-Hollywood... Anyone can go, there’s no one in the show that can’t die.” This was the same logic that led to the death of Raina (Donshea Hopkins), the daughter of series lead James “Ghost” St. Patrick (Omari Harwick) in season four. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kemp said of this earlier death: “It had a lot to do with the inevitable, which was that Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.) was getting more and more over his head in dealing with a world he doesn’t understand...Unfortunately, she’s the one who gets hurt.” WHERE IS POWER FILMED? Kanan's death follows the tragic demise of Raina last season 50 Cent has also revealed that his character’s death has been planned for a while. He told Deadline: “The decision was made early on when Courtney and I discussed how the arc of Kanan’s story would end.” Another reason that it was time for Kanan to die was to set up season five, episode nine and episode ten. Jackson said: “The death of Kanan at this point, it ramps up everything. HOW MANY EPISODES ARE IN POWER SEASON 5? Tommy and Ghost lose trust with each other in the last two episodes of Power season 5<doc-sep>Note: The following article contains spoilers for Power fans not up-to-date on last weekend's episode, but no finale spoilers. Ghost isn't just dealing with snitches in the fictional world of Power — he's dealing with a serious breach in real life now too! Four days ahead of the show's fifth season finale premiering on Starz in the US, a crucial scene from Sunday's finale has leaked online and sent shockwaves through the show's hugely passionate fan community. Starz Digital Spy will not be revealing any spoilers from the episode, but has reached out to Starz representatives to find out if an internal or criminal investigation into the leak is underway. Several other high-profile shows have faced similar fates over the last few years. Earlier this year, the BBC went to court over a leaked scene from the upcoming Doctor Who series while HBO has upped its own internal security with self-destructing scripts after a series of Game of Thrones breaches. Starz What the producers of Power have revealed about the finale is that it will largely centre around Angela (Lela Loren) and Ghost (Omari Hardwick), following last week's twist that Angela's colleagues had discovered she'd been complicit in Ghost's criminality. "If you want to know where they end up for the rest of their lives, that's answered in the finale," co-showrunner Gary Lennon promised TVGuide earlier this week. Power airs on Sunday (September 9) at 9pm ET on Starz in the US and on Netflix in the UK. A sixth season has already been ordered. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Instagram and Twitter account. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>With only two episodes left until the “Power” Season 5 finale airs, viewers will be forced to wait an additional week to find out if Ghost will finally kill Dre. The Starz drama will not be coming on tonight. Instead of releasing “Power” Season 5, episode 8, the network is scheduled to air back-to-back episodes of “Survivor’s Remorse,” Seasons 1 and 2. The series, which was executive produced by LeBron James, followed the life of newly signed basketball player Cam Calloway (Jesse T. Usher) as he and his family adapted to their new life of luxury thanks to his pro athlete salary. “Survivor’s Remorse” was canceled in October ahead of its Season 4 finale due to poor ratings, according to TV Line. “While this may be the end of the Calloways’ story, we do believe that the themes Survivor’s Remorse confronted over the seasons, through a unique mix of humor and sober observation, will be appreciated for the insightful, heartfelt way they were addressed. We are proud of the show,” Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht said in a statement at the time. While supporters of “Survivor’s Remorse” will have a chance to relive a portion of the series, “Power” fans will have to find something else to do during the show’s Sunday night time slot. When Starz finally airs Season 5, episode 8, viewers will see Angela (Lela Loren) work to save her career. Angela’s office is close to bringing her down, but after receiving a warning from Donovan (Ty Jones), she may be able to cover her tracks and avoid prosecution for the crimes she committed. Meanwhile, Ghost (Omari Hardwick) and Tommy (Joseph Sikora)will come together in another attempt to kill Dre (Rotimi). As Ghost focuses on taking out one enemy, Kanan (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) will be hard at work convincing Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.) to turn to a life of crime. “Power” Season 5, episode 8 is expected to air on Sunday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. EDT on Starz.<doc-sep>Major Spoilers Ahead! Remember the moment in the last episode of Power when Kanan told Tariq that some people claim that you're not a real killer until you murder someone you love? Tommy Egan must be the realest killer ever then. This week’s episode of Starz's hit drama was completely reliant upon critical information. Maybe that’s why the showrunner named 509 “There’s A Snitch Among Us.” The penultimate episode deals with the immediate fallout of Kanan’s death, and we finally get to see the collision of Tommy’s love and his father’s snitching come to a head. All throughout “There’s A Snitch Among Us,” each one of Power’s main players makes a big chess move because of information they received. The most important piece of information discerned here is that Teresi is a snitch. There are two key moments that foreshadow his death at the hands of his own son. The first is when Lakeisha asks Tommy if he has ever killed anyone. “I mean, I know you move weight and all, but you never killed anyone right?” she slyly questions. Tommy doesn’t answer, and I doubt Lakeisha will even know her boyfriend murdered his last girlfriend when she turned into a snitch. Later, Ghost meets up with Tommy while he’s with Teresi. After carefully avoiding talking in front of the old man, Ghost warns Tommy about his dad. He gives him the “I can’t wait to say ‘I told you so,'’’ speech just moments before Angela alerts him about Teresi's true motives. The moment that Angela tells Ghost about Teresi, his fate was sealed. After getting Dre to snitch on Cristobal and Alicia Jimenez, which was another power move reliant on inside information, Angela arrests them both and notches a big win. She then snoops into Mak’s office, learns about his snitch, and questions the lawyer about his name. Mak hands over Teresi’s name, which then gets to Ghost, who turns the evidence over to Vincent. This exchange of information is key. Just like Mak and Sax have a snitch on the outside, Ghost has a snitch on the inside. Actually, he has two. Proctor becomes another vital source of knowledge in this episode. Proctor wears a wire after pressure from Mak and Saxe, and visits Ghost at his club. The shifty lawyer alerts Ghost to the wire though, allowing him to alter his statements. After a brief altercation between the two, Proctor foreshadows what will happen by the end of “There’s A Snitch Among Us.” He warns Ghost that Angela is going to flip on him, and that the Feds are in their final push to lock them all up. Angela and Proctor’s information, both given to Ghost, end up guiding the entire narrative of the episode. Angela’s dime on Teresi gets him killed, but also implicates her, which subsequently makes Proctor’s words of wisdom to Ghost so powerful. While the world is falling down around Ghost, his son is setting himself up to be his successor. Tariq admits to his parents and Tommy that he knew Kanan would die, and that he took a loss so they could win. After instructing his father to teach him the drug game, Tariq goes on a mission to become his father. Much like Poppa St. Patrick, his seed finds himself in the presence of Vincent, who strikes an unwilling deal with the kid. Ghost would walk through those same doors later in the episode and strike an unsettling deal himself. Tariq’s metamorphosis into his father continues to move at a rapid pace, but I guess watching your twin die and learning your parents are drug dealers may force you to grow up fast. He has a moment where he illegal obtains Kanan’s ashes, which would look suspicious on any camera in the area. Fake ID’s aren’t necessarily fool-proof. Expect that to play out at a later date. Ghost and Tariq are the good examples of a father-son relationship this episode though, since neither one of them kill the other. When Vincent tells Tommy about his father's snitching (based on the information he got from Ghost via Angela), I really felt Mr. Egan’s pain. We watched this man murder a pregnant Holly, and the moment he believed his father was a snitch, I knew we were set to watch another emotional killing. After taking Teresi to see Connie one last time in Hospice, Tommy shoots his father and leaves his body on the tombstone he promised for him and his wife. Teresi’s death immediately implicates Angela, who is teary-eyed as she is shown the criminal flow chart with her face plastered in the center. Proctor’s prophetic warning to Ghost hangs in the air by the time “There’s A Snitch Among Us” ends. Will Angela give up Ghost, or will she take the fall? Meanwhile, back in the safety of his mother's home, a broken Tommy curls up in his only living parent's arms and admits his sins. “You did the right thing,” whispers his mother after Egan breaks down. That's one gangster mom. All that is left now, is for Power to show us how Ghost and Angela deal with being pitted against each other.<doc-sep>
SPOILER ALERT If you’re looking for some answers after watching season 5 finale of ‘Power,’ you have come to the right place. First it was the unimaginable death of Kanan (portrayed by 50 Cent), the death of Tommy’s (portrayed by Joseph Sikora) birth father at his own hands and in Sunday night’s episode, [seriously, turn back now if you haven’t watched the finale] it was the unintended bullet that killed Angela (portrayed by Lela Loren) that has truly made us consider the possibility of ‘When This Is Over.’ That is exactly where the show is headed, with everyone around Ghost (portrayed by Omari Hardwick) falling like flies. The last few episodes of season 5 foreshadow the remainder of the show, in which Ghost will finally learn that he has no control over the things he thought he did. He first got a taste of powerlessness in season 4 when his daughter Raina (portrayed by Donshea Hopkins) died. The episode in itself was spectacular for other reasons as well. It truly chronicled the paranoia that has been looming over Tommy and Ghost’s relationship for a long time now. ‘When This is Over’ took the viewers on a tense 24-hour journey with Tommy, Angela, Ghost and Tasha (portrayed by Naturi Naughton), where we experienced contact anxiety from watching them race against time to prove their innocence. What now? Source Power.Starz Angela plan to close any gaps the Assistant US Attorney’s office may have worked, however, Saxe (Shane Johnson) had Tommy eating out of his palm after revealing that Ghost has manipulated him to kill his father Teresi (William Sadler). A furious Tommy decides to end all ties to Ghost one and for all, and tracks him down to where he is conveniently lying to the woman he claims he loves. It is unfortunate that the last thing Ghost told Angela is a point-blank lie about killing Terry (portrayed by Brandon Victor Dixon). Even as he said this, the viewers saw a flashback of him choking the life out of him in a parking garage after watching he and Tasha have sex. Soon after this he tells her he loves her, and probably from the high of that, she pushes him away when Tommy’s bullet speeds towards him. While Angela’s death is a devastating blow to the fans, there is still a possibility that she survives the bullet, especially considering it hit her in the chest a little to the right, meaning slightly away from the heart. Tommy’s actions and his complete disregard of whether Ghost saw him killing his woman also set the path for the upcoming season, wherein he will possibly align himself with one of his enemies – or someone who has a personal vendetta against him. Joining his son Tariq’s (portrayed by Michael Rainey Jr.) gang would hit Ghost where it hurts, if killing the love of his life wasn’t good enough, that is. We are prediction a strong presence of Dre (Rotimi Akinosho) and Tariq in the upcoming season. It has been just hours since season 5 ended, but we are already experiencing ‘Power’ withdrawal symptoms. Don’t forget to check back here for all your updates and news about ‘Power’ season 6.