Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 Episode 8 release date & everything we know

As new episodes near their end, Kanan is involved in something much bigger than he is. The consequences will play out in Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 Episode 8, but who comes out on top?

For those unfamiliar, Raising Kanan follows the early years of Kanan Stark in the 1990s, with his family known for their successful drug business he desperately wants to be a part of.

In the original 2014 series Power, the same character was played by 50 Cent, who now serves as executive producer of the new TV show.

While you don’t have to worry about Season 4 ending – a fifth season has already been greenlit – the drama is now more intense than ever. Raising Kanan Season 4 Episode 8 is about to deliver some harsh home truths, so here’s when to catch it.

When is the next episode of Raising Kanan?

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 Episode 8, titled ‘Truth of the Matter’, airs May 2, 2025, on Starz at 8pm ET.

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You can check when it drops in other time zones below:

• 7pm CT
• 9pm Brazil
• 12am UK (April 26)
• 1am CEST
• 5:30am India Standard Time
• 10:30am Australia
• 12pm New Zealand

For UK viewers, episodes have usually dropped at 12am. If you want to catch Raising Kanan at this time, you’re going to need a VPN for the job (it won’t be available to stream immediately, but more on that later).

Season 4 Episode 8 runtime

An official runtime hasn’t been revealed yet, but we can expect Season 4 Episode 8 to clock in at around 55 minutes.

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All Season 4 episodes so far have been between 50-55 minutes, and there’s no reason for anything to change during the home stretch.

If any episode of Raising Kanan Season 4 is going to be significantly longer, it will be the season finale – which is Episode 22, for those not keeping up.

What will happen in Raising Kanan Season 4 Episode 8?

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 Episode 8 is about to hit Kanan like a truck, putting two and two together that Raq was the person responsible for Fame’s death. She’s got her eye on “getting back in the big leagues,” but at what cost?

While Raq’s set on “changing the game all over again,” her enemies are set to “make her pay.” A gun is seen shooting out the windows of a car in the final trailer shot, but we don’t know who is shooting… or if anyone is left alive in the car.

“Dang man. Kanan is about to be so lost and confused about everything,” one YouTube comment replied. “Crazy to say but I think he’s going to team up with Unique in the end because he’s assuming Raq had something to do with Famous, and I think Snap and Pops going to get him to side with Unique with what’s all going on. Marvin definitely made a deal with the dirty cops. Once Juke said whoever killed Famous was from the street and made a deal with the cops it all made sense.”

A second weighed in, “Raq is what Ghost would have been if he embraced the full evil of the game. She will kill Nique when it’s time. However, just like Ghost, her lies will catch up to her. She didn’t kill Famous.”

But is Kanan actually jumping to conclusions, or are his instincts right?

Season 4 episode release schedule

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• Season 4 Episode 1: ‘Gangstas Don’t Die’ – March 7
  • Unique endures a painful recovery fueled by hate and vengeance as other untold narratives unfold around him, filling the gaps leading up to the deadly showdown in the season three finale.
• Season 4 Episode 2: ‘It’s All Love’ – March 14
  • Kanan and Raq navigate a new business relationship just as Unique begins to plot his quest for revenge; Lou considers a new music opportunity; Marvin goes too far on a side job for Stefano; Juke tries to adjust to life in the Army.
• Season 4 Episode 3: ‘Bygones’ – March 21
  • Raq and Marvin face the aftermath of Unique’s violent, clandestine comeback; Lou manages his new artist; Kanan gets through to his grandmother; Juke embraces her sexuality.
• Season 4 Episode 4: ‘The Way We Were’ – March 28
  • Unique forms an unlikely alliance in his vendetta against Raq while she inches closer to a new drug enterprise; Kanan takes advice from Snaps and Pop, and Jukebox’s new friendship leads to a violent encounter.
• Season 4 Episode 5: ‘The Nail That Sticks Up’ – April 4
  • Raq and Marvin navigate a dwindling supply of product, while Lou and Imani scout artists together; Joyce’s condition worsens; Famous’s mother desperately tries to find him.
• Season 4 Episode 6: ‘The Price of Fame’ – April 11
  • Raq tries to overcome Marvin’s poor judgement; Kanan recruits Jukebox to help him to get justice for his friend; Unique assembles the final pieces of his plan.
• Season 4 Episode 7: ‘Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself’ – April 18
  • Unique and his soldiers assume control of the corners in Queens, leaving Raq and Marvin in desperate need of more answers and more product; Kanan searches for a missing O-Cee.
• Season 4 Episode 8: ‘Truth of the Matter’ – May 2
• Season 4 Episode 9: ‘Peekaboo’ – May 9
• Season 4 Episode 10: ‘Snakes in the Grass’ – May 16

How to watch

Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 can be streamed directly on Starz or via Amazon Prime Video.

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Alongside being a standalone subscription, Starz is also an available add-on for Prime Video users. Price plans are typically $10.99 per month, but the streaming service is currently doing a deal for $5 per month for the first three months.

Annoyingly, Starz doesn’t offer a free trial for new subscribers.

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