‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Season 5 Episode 5 Release Date, Time, and What Comes Next for Kanan and Raq

The countdown for the next chapter of Kanan Stark’s origin story is nearly over, and fans are eager to see how far the mother and son collision course will go. ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ has become appointment viewing during its final run, and the show’s steady weekly rollout has made it easy for the fandom to plan around each new hour.

With the Thomas family’s power struggles reaching a boiling point, this fifth and final season has been building toward a serious reckoning that touches nearly every character left standing in Southside and Queens.

Raising Kanan Season 5 Episode 5 Release Date

Episode 5 of the final season is set to arrive on July 10, 2026 on the STARZ network, keeping the show locked into the pattern it has followed since its premiere. Season 5 has continued releasing one new episode every week, and that consistency has made the countdown to each Friday feel like part of the ritual for longtime viewers.

Previous episodes were confirmed to release at 8 pm Eastern Time, and episode 4 followed that exact same schedule when it dropped on July 3. A separate report on the episode’s rollout noted the episode would take place on Friday, July 3, 2026, at 8:05 pm Eastern Time, a small variance that suggests the show’s exact drop time can shift slightly from week to week.

Starz often releases new titles around 12 am Eastern Time on its streaming service, even though that earlier window has never been officially advertised for the series. Viewers hoping to watch the moment it becomes available should treat the 8 pm slot as the confirmed time and the midnight window as a possible early option.

Episode 5 also carries its own title within the season’s ongoing chess metaphor. The episode is called School of War, continuing the escalating conflict between Raquel Raq Thomas and Kanan Stark over control of the underworld in Queens.

Where to Watch the Final Season of Raising Kanan

All episodes of ‘Raising Kanan’ are available to watch on Starz with a subscription, and that remains the only outlet currently airing new episodes of the final season. Anyone hoping to catch episode 5 the moment it drops will need direct access to the network or its streaming platform.

Fans without a Starz subscription are not entirely out of options for older material. Viewers can tune into previous episodes through The Roku Channel, Philo, and Sling TV, though episode 5 will be exclusive to Starz on its release day like the rest of the season.

Live TV bundles have also picked up the series as part of their channel lineups. Fans can stream the show through Fubo, which carries the Starz channel as part of its service. Given how tightly wound the final season’s storylines have become, missing a single episode at this stage risks falling behind on details that matter.

Kanan and Raq’s Escalating War Heading Into Episode 5

Episode 4, titled Pawns and Rooks, pushed the central conflict of the season into a new gear. Kanan moved against Raq and Flossy’s new network from multiple angles, including getting close to an escort who turns out to be a young Jarita, a character familiar to longtime Power franchise fans.

The fallout from that episode was severe. Kanan forced the escort to swap a client’s drug delivery with a lethal batch, and the client turned out to be a federal judge who died from the overdose. Raquel Thomas is determined not to let anything come between her and her money, but her new network is not as impenetrable as she thought, and her supposed allies are only working together for shared profit rather than loyalty.

Raq’s attempt to remove one threat also backfired. Raq and Marvin tried to neutralize Stefano by calling in a hit through the Memphis crew, but one of the three contract killers switched sides, leaving Stefano alive and aware of exactly what Raq was planning. That single failure has left her exposed on two fronts at once, with her business under pressure and her safety now in question.

The episode’s biggest twist landed in its final moments. Breeze told Kanan that they are blood brothers, both sons of DefCon, and whether that claim is true or an elaborate manipulation remains the season’s central open question. Episode 5 is expected to escalate that collision course further, with next week’s preview teasing Stefano sending Kanan after Raq once again.

The Final Season’s Cast and Where the Story Is Headed

The last chapter of Kanan’s origin story has brought back its core ensemble for one final run. Key returning cast members include Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, London Brown, Malcolm Mays, Joey Bada$$, and Wendell Pierce, while Shameik Moore joins as a series regular portraying Breeze.

Moore’s performance has quickly become one of the season’s most talked about elements. Early reviews praised his portrayal of Breeze as a standout, noting that he immediately commands attention and brings a charismatic yet unpredictable energy to every scene he is in.

Showrunner Sascha Penn has been clear about his ambitions for how the series wraps up. Penn has said that season 5 will tie up every remaining thread of the story, including definitively explaining how Kanan was able to kill Jukebox in the original ‘Power,’ with everything involving the Thomas family fully resolved. The season premiered on June 12, 2026 and is scheduled to end on August 7, 2026, giving the story only a handful of hours left to settle every open account.

With Kanan solidifying his standing in Queens and Raq fighting to rebuild what she lost in Southside, the overlap between their two operations shows no sign of easing before the finale. As Kanan and Raq inch closer to a confrontation neither of them may walk away from unchanged, readers who have been tracking every twist of this final season are invited to share where they think this mother and son standoff is ultimately headed.