‘Raising Kanan’ Season 2 Will See Raq ‘Unsettled,’ Says Star Patina Miller

“You are the inheritor to this throne, Kanan, and it is ready for you if you’d like it.” The Energy universe is again in full swing on Aug. 14 with the season 2 premiere of Energy E-book III: Elevating Kanan on Starz. As Kanan (Mekai Curtis) falls deeper into the household enterprise, there’s battle brewing in and round him. 

On the finish of season 1, Kanan’s mom, Raquel — aka Raq — stood proudly on a rooftop overlooking New York Metropolis and her burgeoning drug empire. However this time round, there are cracks within the basis. “Raq’s world could be very disturbing. Not solely is she increasing her empire, however all of those new individuals are being launched and he or she’s placing out fires left and proper,” Patina Miller, lead actor within the sequence, mentioned in an interview with CNET.

In keeping with the community, when Elevating Kanan debuted in July 2021 it set information for Starz as its most engaged sequence premiere, with the very best sequence premiere completion price throughout cable and streaming. Co-produced by showrunner Sascha Penn, creator Courtney Kemp and 50 Cent, the sequence is the second spinoff within the Energy universe. Its reputation led to an early season 3 renewal forward of season 2’s launch, Starz mentioned on Wednesday.

This season, Kanan has a number of questions when he returns to Queens after capturing Detective Howard. Whereas Raq contends with a shaky relationship together with her teenage son, issues additionally get tense with Distinctive, the New Jersey Mafia, her brothers Lou-Lou and Marvin and Jukebox’s long-lost mother. 

Curtis and Miller shared what followers can count on in season 2 of the present. Each actors describe this installment of Elevating Kanan as an “emotional curler coaster” and “explosive.”  Life will get very messy for the Thomas household. 

Beware: Season 1 spoilers beneath.

Raq’s ambitions have her at odds with everybody

As viewers recall, Raq despatched Kanan to shoot Detective Howard (Omar Epps), however he did not know Howard was his organic father. In the meantime, Raq framed Distinctive for the capturing. Her option to preserve Kanan’s paternity a secret fractures their mother-son relationship, and to make issues trickier, the detective survived the capturing. To prime it off, Distinctive will finally piece issues collectively. 

“She’s navigating her household life. She has to determine what to do with Distinctive as soon as he will get out, after which all of the whereas positioning Kanan to be throughout the enterprise and determining what that relationship goes to be,” Miller says of her character. “Raq is in a really unsettled place — a really difficult place — however she’s sweating even when no one sees it.”

As she makes an attempt to broaden her drug enterprise into new territory, Raq clashes with the mob in addition to Lou-Lou’s want to give up the household enterprise for music. Miller added that viewers will get to see how she tries to carry on to her energy as secrets and techniques come out and issues get extra harmful for her. She was stressed for Raq this season. Nevertheless, “There is a cause she’s in cost,” she declares.

With that mentioned, do not count on an excessive amount of progress within the romance division. Although Symphony and Raq appear to be getting shut, Miller reiterated that enterprise is precedence primary. Raq does not imagine in fortunately ever after for the pair.

Kanan learns the reality about his father

Initially, Kanan was beneath the impression that Def Con — who was arrested and convicted due to Detective Howard — was his organic father. Season 2 will see him uncover the reality and dig into all of the lies his mom advised him. How will he react?

“That’ll shake Kanan’s total existence up till that time, as a result of the legacy that he was chasing — that Raq arrange for him — to him in some methods is so grand that it appears sort of unattainable,” says Curtis. He defined how Kanan realizes he by no means wanted to pursue that legacy and now his complete id at 15-16 years outdated is “up in smoke.” Already conflicted over whether or not he desires to stay a part of the felony underworld, Kanan should navigate new selections and penalties at his younger age.

Jukebox’s mother enters the image

Jukebox was left grieving the dying of her girlfriend who unintentionally overdosed on unhealthy medication, however the battering from her father, Marvin, left her shocked. She’s near her cousin Kanan and Aunt Raq, however these relationships might also be examined as soon as her mother Kenya (LeToya Luckett) comes again on the scene. Curtis notes that Jukebox is often the one who holds the household collectively like glue, however season 2 could have her attempting to determine issues out. That impacts her dynamic with Raq too.

“It is a mom who determined to go away her youngster at a really younger age,” says Miller. “For Raq, who’s all about household, it isn’t a superb factor that her mother is again within the image. However Raq is attempting to be there for Jukebox and assist her navigate that as a mom. I say it is a bit of tough for Raq.” Followers will even watch Marvin wrestle to make amends with Jukebox whereas coping with Kenya’s return. It will not be straightforward for any of them.

As for whose destiny followers ought to be fearful about in season 2? In keeping with Miller and Curtis: Everyone. It is Energy, child.