Why Is Laz Alonso No Longer On The 'Power' Spinoff Show?

Power is an American crime/drama TV series that aired on the Starz network from June 7, 2014, to February 9, 2020. Courtney Kemp created and co-produced it in collaboration with Curtis Jackson, popularly known as "50 Cent."

The popular series starred actors like Jackson, Lela Loren, Callan Mulvey, William Sadler, Brandon Victor, David Fumero, Greg Serano, and many others. It comprised six seasons with a total of sixty-three episodes.

The TV series told the story of a young, intelligent, and ruthless man, James St. Patrick, played by Omar Hardwick, who was called 'Ghost.' He wanted to leave the criminal world to pursue legitimate businesses as a club owner.

Having these intentions, he was also running from the police and sorting his crumbling marriage. "Power Book II: Ghost" is a sequel and spin-off to "Power" and is currently in its second season. However, Laz Alonzo is no longer showing; why?

Alonso, who played a recurring role (Samuel Santana) in season one of the sequel, was not appearing in the following season, and people were concerned about it. Kemp, one of the co-producers, addressed it on her Instagram Live.

She hosted a Question & Answer session with her fans on her Instagram Live when the question was thrown to her. She was asked about Alonso's character, who investigated the death of a GTG member in the previous season.

Kemp answered and said she hoped to get Alonso back on set for season two of "Power Book: Ghost" as he got off because of his tight schedules. Alonso is also filming "The Boys," an American TV superhero series.

The series was developed and co-produced by Eric Kripke, an American writer and TV producer. It stars Karl Urban, Anthony Starr, Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher, Tomer Capon, and many others.

Currently, there is no certainty that Alonso will resurface as Detective Santana. Still, Kemp is keen on the fact that if a character wasn't dead in previous seasons, there are chances for the character to resurface in subsequent episodes.

Viewers have been entertained with the timeline of events in the latest season of "Power Book II: Ghost." One of them is Tariq trying to prevent police from discovering the role he and Tejada played in the murder of Jabari Reynolds.

Jabari Reynolds was his professor who was blackmailing him into writing a book about his life. Tariq was trying hard to cover up the murder case, but the truth gradually came to light. Now, Tariq has to think of another plan.

This season featured some old faces like Mary J. Blige (Monet Tejada), Woody McClain (Cane Tejada), Shane Johnson (Cooper Saxe), and many others. At the same time, some new faces were also introduced, including Redman, an American rapper.

Existing and new fans of the series can catch up on Starz at 20:00 hours ET every Sunday. The current season will run till February 6, 2022, and that same day, "Power Book IV: Force," the fourth chapter, will be unveiled.

The new series will be starring Joseph Sikora, and it will center on Tommy Egan after Ghost's death. Also, the latest chapter will be airing on the same channel, same time, and same day.

"Power Book II: Ghost" won three NAACP awards last year. The series itself won Outstanding Drama Series; Mary J. Blige won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama series while Clifford Smith won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama series.

In 2019, the first big news about the drama series was that Blige would star. Seven months later, the series premiered on February 7. The second and third seasons got renewed on September 22, 2020, and November 21, 2021.

Blige was cast on July 26, 2019, while Method Man was cast in the leading role on January 14, 2020. Other cast members were announced on February 9, 2020. Some of the stars that reprised their roles are Victor Garber (Simon Stern), Debbi Morgan (Estelle Green), Jeff Hephner (Kevin Whitman), Frank Whaley (Judge Kenneth Lucas), and many more.