Power
Powerstarted as a crime thriller about the struggle of James " Ghost " St. Patrick , a ruthless drug bargainer who desire to start a legitimate business by set forth a club . The show ’s consuming winner over its six - season run has spawned various spin - offs , includingPower Book II : Ghost , Power Book III : Raising Kanan , andPower Book IV : Force . The third serial is a prequel to the originalPowerand shows the rise to power of Kanan Stark ( 50 Cent in the originalPower ) and the event that led to Ghost ’s rise to tycoon .
The prequel shows Kanan ( played by Mekai Curtis ) amid the drug business organization of the nineties , delving intothemes of criminal offense , social inequality , and an empathic underdog fib . While Kanan ’s luck was not in peril , since he appeared in the late original serial , Raising Kananstill had flock of surprising spin and turns , stimulate it a must - follow goggle box series . Such fall back sentiments would propel fans toward several more dramas that humanise their supporter more instead of just glamorize their exploits .
10Better Call Saul (2015–22)
The Prequel ToBreaking Bad
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Saul Goodman was one ofthe best characters ofBreaking Bad , so the lawyer got his whirl - off prequel series . Garnering positive review from critics and consecrate rooter of the original show , the effectual thriller deal withan ex - con who develop a new identity as a small - time attorney embroiled in all sorts of criminal and personal journeys . The character transitions it exhibit and how it finally connect withBreaking BadmakeBetter Call Saula benchmark for TV prequels , especially in the crime musical style .
Better Call Saulhas a 98 % military rating onRotten Tomatoes .
Hence , devotee of a prequel likeRaising Kananshould watch out this show , which some view the gilded standard of modern TV . In both case , the secure part of the series is seeing how what is happening onBetter Call Saulbetter explains relationships and events that happened onBreaking Bad , give Modern meaning to those here and now . The same matter happened with Kanan inRaising Kananand how these events played into his eventual downfall in the originalPowerseries .
9Snowfall (2017–present)
A TV Show About Los Angeles’s First Crack Epidemic
As the city of Los Angeles gets tangle in a massive crack cocain epidemic in the 1980s , a family decides to cash in on the crisis . It is well - established in history now that corrupt sanction figures play a considerable role in monger the drug , especially in Black - dominated neighborhoods . The narrative incorporates this angle asa CIA operative link the crime family ’s business .
The 2014 Starz crime drama video series Power generated three spinoffs – read on for all the different ways to watch the shows in purchase order .
For all the emotional dramatic event it shows in a drug - addict decade , Snowfallserves as a desirable prequel toRaising Kanan , which itself deals with the aftereffects of the drug epidemic in the nineties . It is also a very similar story . InSnowfall , Franklin Saint begins working as a drug dealer , with his principal destination being to protect his neighborhood from a city that does n’t care about them . Kanan ’s story is very similar , and in both case , the men saw people against them every step of the way .
Original SR Image by Shawn Lealos.
8Dopesick (2021)
A Series Focusing On The Real-Life Opioid Epidemic
Dopesickisa quintessential miniseries when it do to understanding the opioid epidemicand how big pharmaceutical companies in America have furthered it . The Hulu original TV showalso plow the untoward electronegative impact these so - called " legal drugs " can have on the worldwide population . With Michael Keaton in the lead role , it is appal to see how a potbelly can destroy families and intact communities and have the legal means to shield itself from the radioactive dust .
InRaising Kanan , looker see a new and hopeless teenager make his money and feel his identity in the world of illegal drugs . But in the end , he is a part of a virtuously and financially corrupt organization that include drugs push by companies likeDopesick ’s Purdue Pharma . In this sense , the Michael Keaton - starrer nominate for an increasingly relevant spotter , although in Kanan ’s case , he had to bring thing much closer to the vest to exist in this reality compare to CEOs and Big Pharma owners .
7Top Boy (2011–present)
A 20-Year-Old Wants To Be The New ‘Top Boy’
Set in the trapping estates of East London , Top Boyblends socio - political play , crime thriller base , and some deadpan sarcasm to secernate the story ofa 20 - yr - old drug principal who wish to be the " top boy " of his neighborhood . Another parallel story deals with a talented teenager from the same area who must grow up on his own condition as he come from a troubled family . In more ways than one , Top Boy ’s protagonists are reminiscent of the everyday hustle of a theatrical role like Kanan .
That also seems parallel to Kanan , as all he wanted to do was to be a lawful business owner , but he kept find the drug business attract him back in .
interview get a glance of the risk that plague them , along with an occasional hint of promise as they at last attempt to pursue a normal life . That also seems parallel to Kanan , as all he wanted to do was to be a lawful business owner , but he kept finding the drug business pulling him back in . Once Dushane ( Ashley Walters ) and Sully ( Kane Robinson ) place their eyes on the drug handle and ring rank , there was also no turning back for them .
6Godfather Of Harlem (2019–present)
The Story Of Real-Life Crime Boss Bumpy Johnson
Based on the biography of the crime foreman Bumpy Johnson , Godfather of Harlem , set in the 1960s , provides forone of Forest Whitaker ’s best performancesas he owns the role with an intimidating charm . As he clashes against the Genoese offense family after serving a 10 - class prison sentence , the pack war can bust the whole metropolis apart . And if this were n’t enough , Johnson also had close linkup with rising political leader Malcolm X , intensifying the dramatic event .
superpower : stemma will be the dealership ’s fifth show , but the undertaking should break away the Hz specify by previous spinoffs and avoid the " Book V " title .
Raising Kananattempts to be a reprehensible blood line chronicle that does n’t glamourize the life of violence and drug that the protagonist is forced to choose . In this sense , Bumpy Johnson ’s morally ambiguous journey would leave for fascinating conversation and must be watched by fan ofPower . In both , Kanan and Bumpy are older drug principal , now living a unlike aliveness than the one they rose in , and their past will never truly appropriate them any peace as they are too ingrained in the condemnable lifestyle .
5How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019–present)
A Young Man Becomes A Successful Internet Drug Dealer
How to deal Drugs Online ( Fast ) follows a teen in Germany who , in an attempt to win back his X - girlfriend , begins selling XTC online . His effort by chance grow into one of Europe ’s largest drug swap , complicating his personal life sentence and drawing significant attention .
The title itself is enough to pull out in audiences for a good , fast - pace binge . The German - language Netflix comedy seriesstarts off with a high school outcast print his former girlfriend by trade drugs ( ecstasy ) on the cyberspace . This finally turn into a profitable speculation for him to the point that he becomes one of Europe ’s biggest drug dealers . However , when he reaches this high tier of success , he learns there are consequences to large - scale drug trafficking .
The mix of sinister drollery and fare - of - age image inHow To Sell Drugs Online ( Fast)would make it a lighthearted segue from other drug - centric shows that often make out with heavier themes . WhilePower Book III : rising of Kananis a very sullen and dangerous play serial , the two show share a sense of demonstrate the dangers of drug dealingbut from very different stage of prospect . The someone whose narration this was based on was sentenced to seven years in prison in real lifespan .
4BMF (2021–present)
Two Brothers Rise To Become Big-Time Drug Dealers
BMF(aka Black Mafia Family ) is the tale oftwo brothers as they come up from nothing to start an luxuriant drug and money - launder organizationthat spans across several territories in America . Apart from cover the BMF ’s ascension to force ( a real - life collective on whose history the show is generally inspired by ) , the show also cover the societal and financial crisis in the street of Detroit in the 1980s .
Much likeRaising Kananand the other shows in thePowerfranchise , BMFhighlights the centre of what it call “ thug capitalist economy ” as a means to get tight to the American Dream . Another grounds for sports fan ofRaising Kananto condition it out is that 50 Cent also do as executive producer . There have been three seasons so far , with a fourth on the fashion , and while it is not as well do it asPower , it remains a critically acclaimed serial publication about drugs and their shoes in communities .
3We Own This City (2022)
A Spiritual Successor ToThe Wire
A spiritual successor toone of the best HBO TV showsThe Wire , We Own This Cityyet again sets the action at law in Baltimore , a city that still continues to be haunted by institutional crime and the drug craft . incorporate several parallel perspective of different characters within the justice system , the miniseries weaves a complicated story of morality and crime . This serial does n’t focalize on the criminals as much as it does on the downfall of the police section ’s Gun Trace Task Force .
record likeRaising KananandWe Own This Cityare very different in terms of their plot , but with enough punishing - minded subject , both shows bring home the bacon at presenting how ostensibly impeccant people get transformed by the system of rules in which they are forced to exist , for better or for bad . The shows both survive in sphere where corruption go rearing , even through the law enforcement delegacy themselves , and it seems the innocents on the streets are the ones who give the highest price .
2Animal Kingdom (2016–22)
A Young Man Is Sucked Into The Family Business
After his mother pop off , a 17 - year - sure-enough make J initiate populate with his nanna ( Smurf ) , only to discover that she is the matriarch of a criminal clan , which includes his cousin as the main appendage . As J determinedly climbs up the phratry ravel , a battle for loyalty and exponent commences and the family has to figure out who they can trust and who they will follow when other reprehensible formation and the law start out to break up their business operations .
The Power franchise has never been afraid to kill off major characters , and it ’s proved that no one is dependable time and again across the series .
The family dynamics and emphasis on loyalty andbrotherhood in the Australian seriesis what would instantly pull fans ofRaising Kanan . Even though these are clichéd elements in the pantheon of offence dramas , fauna Kingdomreinvents them fairly well with some dark humor and good old family play . Both appearance have people rise the ranks of the felonious organisation , and both show that family is among the matter that no one should bank when power and money are on the line .
1Narcos (2015–17)
The Story Of Pablo Escobar
When it come to shows on the history of the drug trade , Narcosis an leisurely recommendation . Delving deep into the illegal drug trade wind in Colombia , the show charts the rise of infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and his interactions with his trade challenger and Drug Enforcement Administration broker . Wagner Moura star as Pablo Escobar while Pedro Pascal stars as the DEA factor given the job of bringing down Escobar and , subsequently , the Cali Cartel onNarcos .
Narcosmight not have its share of likable characters , but for the sheer noesis that it provides , it call for a viewing .
Of naturally , Raising Kanan’scharacters have their reasons for capitalize on drugs , but they evoke a certain story of empathy . Narcosmight not have its contribution of likeable characters , but for the cobwebby cognition that it provides , it demands a showing . Since it is based on a substantial - life and venomous crime lord , it has a piddling more levity , andNarcosdoes a good job of limit up his downfall , which make it a nice counterpoint to watching a show where the bad cat is the central character in Kanan .
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) follows a teenager in Germany who, in an attempt to win back his ex-girlfriend, begins selling ecstasy online. His efforts unexpectedly grow into one of Europe’s largest drug trades, complicating his personal life and drawing significant attention.
