Mekai Curtis has the Power now.

The 20-year-old actor is set to lead the latest entry in Starz's most powerful universe, stepping into the shoes of 50 Cent for the prequel series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. That fact was a secret from even Curtis until his final audition.

"I knew it was Power, so that was the thing I was excited about," says Curtis, who got his start with Disney shows like Kirby Buckets. "I didn't care, I just wanted to be on Power. So when they told me, "You're going to play Kanan," I was like, "Oh! Okay, all right."