Articles about Power
Full Power
Courtney Kemp, showrunner of Starz original drama Power, tells DQ about writing and producing the series, which recently completed its fourth season, and talks about her career in television and the writers who have shaped her career.
Lindelof joins Drama Summit West line-up
Damon Lindelof, the prolific showrunner, producer and film screenwriter behind cult series The Leftovers and Lost, is the latest high-profile speaker to join the line-up at Drama Summit West, which takes place in LA on May 19.
Starz Powers ahead but drops its Sails
Starz series Power has just posted record-breaking ratings – and has been rewarded with a two-season renewal. Elsewhere, buzz is building around the new Star Trek TV series and forthcoming murder drama Loch Ness is already selling well.
Music shows strike a chord with networks
The success of Fox US’s hip-hop drama Empire has inspired an unprecedented array of music-related scripted shows. So this week’s column takes a look at the writers who are riding the crest of this compositional wave.
Hitting the right spot
Looking for Victorian London? Try Dublin. Or perhaps you’re after the kind of quintessentially Italian setting one can only find in Prague? From tax credits to geography and architecture, DQ examines the factors far beyond plotlines that play a part in selecting drama production locations.
Staying Power: Courtney Kemp Agboh
With a third season of her show Power confirmed and the ink still drying on her overall deal with Starz, Courtney Kemp Agboh tells DQ about her transformation from ‘failed’ comedy writer into one of drama’s big hitters.
AMC’s Dead cert
Anything associated with AMC’s international mega-hit The Walking Dead was always likely to be a success, and so it proved this week with the premiere of spin-off Fear the Walking Dead – despite a tepid reaction from critics.
The age of ‘sigh’-fi?
After Simon Pegg’s recent comments criticising the state of science fiction, Andy Fry suggests recent greenlights can refresh the genre. Elsewhere, Starz’ Power grows stronger and Matt LeBlanc prepares for new Episodes.