In 2014, the Starz television channel aired a series in which little-known actors were involved. “Power in the Night City” is a film about the nightlife in New York. The project was interesting in that its producer was the famous rapper 50 Cent. So, who are the main characters of the multi-part tape and who were its creators?
Actors and roles, creators of the series "Power in the Night City"
The drama “Power in the Night City” was first released on June 7, 2014. The series was broadcast on the Starz television channel, which is also known for its projects Spartak, Demons da Vinci and Camelot.
Not very famous actors were invited to the project. "Power in the night city" can boast except that participation in the filming of the famous musician Curtis 50 Cent. 50 Cent also undertook to produce the project, because the fate of the protagonist of the series is very similar to his own biographical story.
The first season of the film consisted of only 8 episodes. But unexpectedly, the ratings of the series were very good. Then the Starz television channel ordered the shooting of the second season, which was supposed to consist of 10 episodes. In 2016, a teaser for the 3rd season appeared on the official website of the project.
Actors (Power in the Night City): Omari Hardwick as Ghost
The protagonist of the series is the owner of the New York night club, James Patrick. James was once forced to enter the drug business to get out of poverty and open his own club.
But over time, he completely disliked this thing. In the end, James decides to leave the business, but this is not so simple: throughout the first season, the audience watches how Patrick desperately tries to defend his right to a club and an honest life.
Actors of the series “Power in the Night City” are mostly black-skinned. The main role was also entrusted to the African American - Omari Hardwick. Hardwick is best known for his roles in Beauty Salon with Queen Latifah, Love Songs with Janet Jackson and Kick with Nicolas Cage.
The fate of the hero, embodied on the screens of Omari, echoes the biography of Curtis 50 Cent. Curtis Jackson grew up in a poor quarter and became a teenager in the drug trade. Then music appeared in his life, and 50 Cent wanted to live honestly. For this, Jackson received 9 bullets and was forced to undergo a number of complex operations.
Natari Nauton as Tasha
In the series “Power in the City at Night”, actors Natari Nawton and Omari Hardwick played a married couple.
Netari is known in America not only as an actress, but also as a rapper. And she began her musical career in a church choir.
In 1999, as teenagers, Natari, Adrienne and Killy formed 3LW, which performed in the hip-hop and r'n'b genres. Girls were quite popular and collaborated with stars of the first magnitude in the States.
In 2002, Natari left the team and thought about a solo career and debut on large screens. For starters, Nauton made her way into the Broadway musical Hairspray, and then Nauton in the musical biopic “Notorius”. Natari was entrusted with one of the main roles in the musical comedy “Glory”. But the episode "Power in the Night City" became the finest hour for the actress.
Katherine Harducci as Frankie
In the film "Power in the Night City", the actors Katherine Harducci, Joseph Sikora, Lela Loren also received the main roles.
Katherine Harducci played in the film a representative of law enforcement Frankie Lovarro, who disappears for days at work.
Katherine's career is completely connected with television projects. Since 1999, the actress starred in the acclaimed HBO series "The Soprano Clan." Then she played various roles in the projects Law and Order, New York Police, and Blue Blood. In the 1993 film "The Bronx Tale", the actress played a cameo role of the wife of the protagonist - Robert de Niro.
In the series “Power in the City at Night,” Catherine Harducci lingered on just one season.
Other role performers
Starz also included other actors in the series. "Power in the Night City" was included in the filmography of the American rapper 50 Cent. For the first time, 50 Cent appeared in a feature film in 2003. Then a documentary film titled 50 Cent: The New Breed was released. The rapper liked to be in the frame and in 2005 he starred in the crime drama "Get Rich or Die." The director of the film, Jim Sheridan, created the film based on the biography of the musician and invited him to the main role.
Then 50 Cent appeared in many films: “House of the Brave”, “Death on Air”, “Right to Kill”. He did not always appear in the guise of tough guys: for example, in the film "Escape Plan" with Sylvester Stallone, the rapper played a spectacle-programmer.
La La Anthony, an actress and screenwriter and participant in the Kardashian Family show, also appeared on Power in a Night City.
Debbie Morgan, who played in the Estelle film, starred for a long time in a soap opera called "All My Children." And Diane Neal, who played Cynthia Sheridan, is known for her role as Casey Novak from the series Law and Order: Special Corps.
Also in the frame you can see Joseph Sikora, Lela Lauren, Lucy Walters and many others.