The “Ghost” of Omari Hardwick is back.
Hardwick is going to make his much-yearned return to the blockbuster TV series that made him an international icon: “Power” on Starz.
Rapper-turned-producer and show creator 50 Cent made the announcement to his 31 million Instagram followers on March 13.
The much-beloved Hardwick will reprise his role as James “Ghost” St. Patrick on the prequel to “Power” entitled “Origins.” Meanwhile, popular actor Joseph Sikora will come back as Thomas ‘Tommy’ Egan, 50 told his fans.
“You asked, I answered. Young Ghost and Tommy coming your way. Power Origins now in development,” 50 penned on his IG account.
In a second post, the man who retired from the hip-hop game added, “You know the vibes, this is gonna be FIRE. GLG … I got the cheat code, play with me. We supposed to be working together anyway,” 50 wrote.
Omari Hardwick’s return excites fans and executives alike
Kathryn Busby, the president of programming at Starz, shared her excitement about the show “Origins.
“As we approach the 10th anniversary of ‘Power,’ it is incredible to witness the enormous connection our fans have with the Power universe,” she said in a statement obtained by Vibe. “We can’t wait to see how ‘Origins’ will further evolve this dynamic franchise while bringing fresh, gripping and expansive storytelling to our audience.”
Many “Power” fans were crestfallen when Hardwick’s Ghost character was killed off at the conclusion of the original series that ran for five seasons. Now he is returning with many of the behind-the-scenes players who brought the exciting series to life and ran for five years.
Lionsgate Television will reportedly produce ” Origins ” and become the fourth spinoff from the “Power” series that fans can’t seem to get enough of. Sascha Penn will serve as executive producer in addition to showrunner 50. Courtney A. Kemp, who created “Power,” and Mark Canton will also executive produce the program, according to The Jasmine Brand.
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That’s what’s up….bring Ghost back!!!!!!!!! …….thanks 50cent!!!!!!
Should have never been gone in the first place. I’m do happy Ghost is returning.
Can’t wait to see Ghost back on Power!! This is where it really gets exciting!!
Thanks 50 cent… Thanks bruh. Most of the time nowadays, it seems like the public is losing. But, you’ve brought us something we all wanted.
I’m super excited
This is truly Great, wow I didn’t think this would happen . I love it . Thank you 50. I know you are going to turn this out in Origins!
This one will be epic. To see how it all began is the truth. Now hopefully it will be brought to life that Ghost really isn’t dead. I can’t wait to see this show..
Right! I read somewhere that the storyline they’ll use is, when Ghost decided to run for public office and found out so many people wanted him unalived, they decided he should have a body double. That would be EPIC!!!!
That’s cool, but I need Ghost to pop-up at the end of the last season of Power:Ghost. Somebody’s got to save Tariq 🤷🏽
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YESSS that’s what I’m talking about!!! That’s where he needs to be…
Will the characters Tariq and Tasha be on the show?
Taraji P Henderson make her Power debut and Omari return this is going be hot. Young Ghost means a young Angela return.
Yes ,Bring Ghost, Tommy, Angela, ghost & angela had excellent acting chemistry on stage. Bring Lobo back.
Omg I can’t wait !! My father and I love POWER and all the other shows. Thank you for doing this , my Dad is 78 years old and says he will be inspired to stay healthy to live longer to watch it !!
Omari Hardwick deserves his role in all of his movies and tv shows.
Thanks Curtis Jackson for a great show, yes you guessed it ” you da man”
God bless, in Jesus Christ Holy Name Amen Amen.
Whats great about it all is that Ghost can star in the “Origins” as well as return in the Original Power at a later date because although he was so called ‘killed off’, we never officially saw a funeral.so the writers can write him back in.
Now wouldn’t that be even greater.
YES!!!!! IM EXCITED. Can’t wait to watch!!! Just let me know when!!!
Thanks. We definitely need Ghost back on Power. A spinoff is cool too.
Nothing compares to the dynamic Ghost and Tommy duo in Power. Glad to see it’s coming back. Hope not to wait much longer. Give us a release date.
All I can say is it’s about time. It was a big mistake to kill Ghost off the show in the first place. I’ll be sitting on the edge of my seat waiting on his return.
He shouldn’t be “dead” ghost and that whole series is the best part of the series. Bring back ghost alive i want to see him succeed do both sides both things and then fall and go to jail