Power season 6 had a total of 15 episodes which first aired on Starz channel ahead of their availability on Netflix the next day.
Power premiered on Starz in 2014 and was an immediate hit with viewers. The crime drama series continued to grow its audience base when the series was made available on Netflix, which further contributed to the upward trajectory of the series, both on Starz and on Netflix.
Ahead of the airing of season 6, Starz had confirmed that the 15-episode season would mark the series finale of the show.
While fans of the show were disappointed at the news, confusion arose over the expected episode numbers for the series finale, when there was a delay with the ninth episode.
What is Power about?
Created by Courtney A. Kemp, Starz’ Power premiered on the channel in 2014. The hit crime series was premised on, “James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a wealthy New York nightclub owner who has it all, catering to the city’s elite and dreaming big, lives a double life as a drug kingpin,” according to IMDb.
In the title role of Ghost was leading man, Omari Hardwick, and Naturi Naughton played his wife, Tasha St. Patrick.
The series also featured rapper and executive producer, 50 Cent in the role of the series antagonist, Kanan. While it aired on Starz, Power was one of the channel’s flagship shows spawning multiple spin-offs due to the success of the original.
How many episodes are in season 6 of Power?
Ahead of the airing of season 6, in August 2019, Starz confirmed that the sixth season of the series would mark the series finale run of Power.
The announcement of the end of Power was confirmed after season five had ended with a cliffhanger, as one of the leading characters was shot and the matter of whether they saved the incident was left open-ended.
Moreover, the confirmation of a sixth and final season was followed by a confirmation that the sixth season will have an additional five episodes, opposed to the traditional 10 episodes the previous seasons had.
This meant that season six had a total of 15 episodes. The episodes would first air on Starz and the Starz App, before arriving on Netflix the next day.
The confusion came when episode nine was delayed due to the news of the cancellation of Starz by the mother company, ComCast in 2019.
Why was Power cancelled?
If you ever find yourself trying to understand why a show has been cancelled, your first point of reference should be the viewership numbers.
However, when it comes to Power, when the cancellation was announced, the series was touted as Starz flagship show as it continued to bring in numbers.
So, it begs the question, why was the show cancelled?
According to reports, the decision to cancel the show was taken by executive producer, 50 Cent, who confirmed that the production team agreed with his decision, as they also wanted to ensure that Power ended while it was still a numbers puller, rather than wait for a decline in viewership numbers.
The decision seemingly proved to be the right one, as Starz was later cancelled in 2019.
Power episode 9 drama explained
In October 2019, Power faced some drama ahead of the airing of the ninth episode of the season finale titled Scorched Earth.
The episode was meant to be released on Sunday, 20 October 2019 on Starz. However, 50 Cent caused panic as he took to social media to suggest that the episode would not air due to ComCast’s cancellation of the Starz channel.
However, Starz then released a statement announcing a delay in the release of the episode from the scheduled date to Sunday, 27 October 2019, with episode 10 following ahead of the mid-season winter break.
When did Power conclude season 6?
Power’s last episode aired on Sunday, 9 February 2020. The series finale was a total of 15 episodes, which were five more episodes than the traditional 10 episodes of the previous five seasons. The series finale aired in two parts.
The first 10 episodes aired in 2019 ahead of the mid-season winter break. The mid-season winter break took place at the beginning of November 2019 and ended when the show returned in January 2020, with its last five weekly released episodes.
Conclusion
Power ended with a total of six seasons under its belt. The decision to end the series was one which was taken by the producers of the show, in order to ensure that the hit crime series ended while it was still the biggest show on channel.
In August 2019, Power began to air its series finale. The sixth and final season consisted of a total of 15 episodes, which broke the established convention of Power’s 10-episode season rollout for its previous five seasons.