4-Part Crime Series Hits 1,000 Day Milestone On Streaming Charts

Published Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

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Crime series have some serious power on streaming. This trend extends to both true-crime docudramas that often populate platforms like Netflix and fictionalized favorites like Mare of Easttown, True Detective, and The Wire. The crime genre appeals to streaming, network TV, and premiere television audiences alike. For as many miniseries as Netflix's Adolescence, there is also a fair share of Law & Order — the long-running crime series that has become a TV mainstay over decades.

One such popular series is the Power franchise, which kicked off with the eponymous show in 2014 that ran for 63 episodes across six seasons until 2020. The series then spun off into the concurrently running Power Book shows, including Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and Power Book IV: Force. The latter two just wrapped up earlier this year. There were originally plans for a Power Book V, but those have since been canceled. Instead, they are working on a prequel series called Power Book: Origins.

One Power Series Has Reigned Supreme Longer Than Others

Now, the Power franchise is succeeding in streaming once again. According to the Starz charts, all four Power shows are currently in the platform's top 10 list. Power Book III: Raising Kanan is ranked the highest at No. 4 and is only overtaken by S.W.A.T. Exiles, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, and Fightland. The main Outlander show also competes with the Power franchise in the top 10.

Of all the Power series on the streaming list, Power Book II: Ghost is particularly successful. The series has reached a major streaming milestone as it has now been on the charts for a whopping 1,000 days. This means people have been enjoying Ghost on streaming for nearly three years. Power Book III is not far behind as it's been on the chart for 992 days.

Why Ghost Was Power's Riskiest & Most Important Series

It is no surprise that Power Book II: Ghost is the one doing well on streaming. After all, it got audiences talking by being the riskiest show in the franchise. Already, it was billed as covering the stories of some of the most controversial characters. One such Power character was Tariq, who was heavily focused on in the spinoff series. Tariq famously killed his own father, Ghost, in the series finale of the original Power series. As such, viewers left Tariq in a difficult place in the series finale and then had to confront him for the whole spinoff.

Even with its divisive focus on Tariq, Power Book II was essential to the franchise. The first spinoff of the Power series continued two years after the mothership show initially wrapped. Without it, Raising Kanan or Force wouldn't exist, as they have also been well-received series. After paving the way for other Power series, it is great to see that Power Book II: Ghost is getting the ongoing viewership it deserves.

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  Joseph Sikora

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  James 'Ghost' St. Patrick