# Power Book IV: Force (2022)

> An outsider from New York takes on Chicago's drug trade, rewriting local rules on his climb to become the city's biggest dealer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/99556

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 30
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Robert Munic
- Network: STARZ
- Cast: Joseph Sikora, Lili Simmons, Gabrielle Ryan, Shane Harper, Kris D. Lofton, Anthony Fleming III, Lucien Cambric, Tommy Flanagan
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11761194/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: gritty, propulsive, tense, bleak, cynical

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the crime-drama momentum and Joseph Sikora's lead performance while noting uneven pacing across the run.

## Synopsis

Power Book IV: Force (2022-2026) is an American crime drama series created by Robert Munic for STARZ, a three-season spinoff of the Power universe. Joseph Sikora stars as Tommy Egan, a hard-edged outsider who leaves New York behind and arrives in Chicago with a plan to break local rules and become the biggest drug dealer in the city. Around him, Lili Simmons plays Claudia Flynn, Shane Harper plays Vic Flynn, and Tommy Flanagan plays Walter Flynn, while Lucien Cambric and Kris D. Lofton add pressure as rivals and associates on the street. The engine of the series is ambition against resistance: every episode turns on territory fights, shifting alliances, and the constant threat of police and federal investigators closing in. Across thirty episodes in ten-episode seasons, the story runs as one continuing arc rather than standalone cases. The setting is contemporary Chicago, a city of rival crews, corrupt power, and tense negotiations. The tone is gritty, propulsive, and morally bleak, with violence and betrayal punctuating the hustle. Fans of Power, Breaking Bad and The Wire will find resonance in its cynical urban drug world and its portrait of ambition with little room for mercy.

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