‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Season 5 Episode 7 Sets Its Release Date as Kanan’s Endgame Draws Near
The final season of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ is entering its home stretch, and fans tracking Kanan Stark’s transformation into the ruthless figure introduced in the original ‘Power’ now have a firm date for the next chapter. Episode 7 arrives at a pivotal point in the season, with alliances fracturing and the Thomas family’s grip on Queens looking shakier than ever.
As the series counts down toward its conclusion, each new episode has carried added weight, and episode 7 is positioned as a turning point heading into the season’s final stretch with STARZ’s official July 2026 programming announcement confirming that episode 507, titled Penultimate Means Second to Last, is set for a linear premiere on Friday, July 31, at 8 pm ET and PT, or 7 pm CT.
‘Raising Kanan’ Season 5 Episode 7 Release Date and Time
Episode 507 of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ carries the title Penultimate Means Second to Last, and it is scheduled for a linear broadcast premiere on Friday, July 31, at 8 pm ET and PT, which translates to 7 pm CT. The title alone signals that the show is entering its closing movements, with only a handful of hours left before the series wraps its five season run.
Starz has not formally advertised a separate streaming release time for the season, though the platform has historically dropped new titles around midnight ET for subscribers checking the app ahead of the traditional 8 pm linear broadcast, according to coverage from Primetimer. That pattern has held throughout the season, with earlier episodes following a similar rollout across both the cable channel and the Starz app.
Starz remains the only place to catch new episodes of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ as the series heads toward its conclusion, and cable subscribers can watch episode 7 air on the Starz channel at its scheduled broadcast time, while streaming subscribers can access the same episode through the Starz app on the same day. There is no indication that the episode will be made available on any other platform, and no free trial windows have been offered for viewers hoping to catch up without a subscription, meaning anyone following Kanan’s final arc will need an active subscription to keep pace.
The season as a whole premiered on June 12, with new episodes debuting weekly on Fridays across the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms. The fifth and final season is scheduled to run through August 7, putting episode 7 firmly in the season’s back half as the story races toward its close.
‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Season 5 Plot and What Episode 7 Might Cover
Starz has described the final season as the moment Kanan’s true ruthlessness takes shape, with the character knowing exactly who he is and who he must become in order to defeat his enemies. That arc includes Kanan solidifying his place in the Queens drug business alongside Southside figure Breeze, an alliance the network says sets the stage for a reckoning that ripples through every player in the story.
Recent episodes have pushed that reckoning closer to the surface. Episode 5 built toward an explosive endgame as alliances shifted and betrayals deepened, with Raq instructing Marvin to send a message by targeting one of Kanan’s biker associates, which led to a long awaited confrontation between Marvin and Kanan. That same episode closed with Breeze and Kanan assassinating Joaquin and his bodyguard at a boxing match, ending the hour on a brutal cliffhanger.
Episode 6, titled ‘Dark Matter’, kept that momentum going. The Rotten Tomatoes synopsis for the episode notes that Kanan and Tiana’s relationship takes a turn, while Garcia makes a bold move to get Juke her answers. With that groundwork laid, episode 7 looks poised to escalate the fallout from those confrontations as the Thomas family’s position continues to erode.
Starz has also teased that whether it is the Thomas family facing the collapse of their reign, Unique fighting to preserve his legacy, or the Mafia maneuvering behind the scenes, the season promises that many sacrifices will be made, with nothing standing in the way of Kanan’s pursuit of power. That framing suggests episode 7 will keep tightening the pressure on Raq’s crumbling network.
Cast and Creative Team Behind the Final Season
Sascha Penn serves as showrunner and executive producer for the final season, alongside Courtney A. Kemp through her End of Episode banner, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson through G-Unit Film and Television, and Mark Canton through Canton Entertainment, with Chris Selak also executive producing. Lionsgate Television produces the series for Starz.
Penn has said it was always his intention for ‘Raising Kanan’ to run for five seasons, and he expressed gratitude for being able to tell the full story he set out to tell back in 2019. He has also indicated that the final season will answer every lingering question tied to the story, including a definitive explanation of how Kanan could kill Jukebox in the original ‘Power’, with everything involving the Thomas family resolved by the finale.
The series stars Mekai Curtis as Kanan Stark, London Brown as Marvin Thomas, Patina Miller as Raquel Thomas, Malcolm Mays as Lou-Lou Thomas, and Joey Bada$$ in a prominent role as Unique. Shameik Moore continues in his role as Breeze, whose alliance with Kanan has become one of the season’s central engines. Notably, Raq Thomas was largely absent from the season’s promotional material ahead of the trailer’s release, following her supposed death in the previous season’s finale, a detail that has fueled ongoing speculation among fans about how her storyline will resolve.
With only a few episodes remaining before ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ closes out its run, episode 7 arrives carrying the weight of a season that has promised to tie off every loose thread connecting Kanan Stark’s origin story to the man he becomes in ‘Power.’ What do you think Garcia’s next move against Juke will cost the Thomas family, and how do you expect Kanan to respond once Raq’s network fully unravels.
