The Power

***The Power*** is a British science fiction drama television series developed by Raelle Tucker, Naomi Alderman, and Sarah Quintrell for Amazon Prime Video.

The series is based on Alderman's novel of the same name. The first season premiered on March 31, 2023.

## Premise

The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, all teenage girls in the world develop the power to electrocute people at will. It's hereditary, it's inbuilt, and it can't be taken away from them. Coming alive to the thrill of pure power: the ability to hurt or even kill by releasing electrical jolts from their fingertips, they rapidly learn they can awaken the Power in older women. Soon enough nearly every woman in the world can do it. And then everything is different.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Toni Collette as Margot Cleary-Lopez
* Auli'i Cravalho as Jos Cleary-Lopez
* John Leguizamo as Rob Lopez
* Halle Bush as Allie Montgomery
* Ria Zmitrowicz as Roxy Monke
* Eddie Marsan as Bernie Monke
* Toheeb Jimoh as Tunde Ojo
* Heather Agyepong as Ndudi
* Zrinka Cvitesic as Tatiana Moskalev

### Guest & Recurring cast

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* Nico Hiraga as Ryan
* Josh Charles as Governor Daniel Dandon
* Mezi Atwood as Sandra
* Edwina Findley as Helen
* Daniela Vega as Sister Maria
* Emily Kuroda as Sister Veronica
* Gerrison Machado as Matty Cleary-Lopez
* Pietra Castro as Izzy Cleary-Lopez
* Gary McDonald as Big Frank
* Chris Mulkey as Mr. Montgomery †
* Elise Robertson as Mrs. Montgomery
* Sinead Matthews as Christina †
* Little Simz as Adunola
* Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Ricky Monke
* Avital Lvova as Liat Monke
* Sam Buchanan as Terry Monke
* Juliet Cowan as Barbara Monke
* Archie Rush as Darrell Monke
* Ashley De Guzman as Yuki
* Anisa Harris as Navika
* Anissa Matlock as Cat
* Ireti Doyle as Shola Ojo
* Alexandru Bindea as Viktor Moskalev
* Rob Delaney as Tom
* Alice Eve as Kristen
* Ana Ularu as Zoia Donici
* Risteard Cooper as Declan Blease

## Production

### Development

In February 2019, Amazon announced that Jane Featherstone and Reed Morano would be adapting Naomi Alderman's novel, *The Power*. Sister Pictures, the production company, had already secured the book's option in 2016. Featherstone, de Pear, Alderman, Wilson, and Tucker serve as executive producers, while Tim Bricknell produces the series. However, as of March 2023, Morano withdrew from the project, declining credit as director and executive producer.

### Writing

A noteworthy aspect of the series is that its writers' room consists entirely of women, featuring Claire Wilson, Sarah Quintrell, Whit Anderson, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Rebecca Levene, Raelle Tucker, Sue Chung, Brennan Peters, and Michelle Hsu. Quintrell additionally holds the positions of co-executive producer and story consultant.

### Casting

Leslie Mann was announced to play Margot Cleary-Lopez in late October 2019, followed by Auliʻi Cravalho in the role of Jos Cleary-Lopez the following month. In January 2020, John Leguizamo, Toheeb Jimoh, Ria Zmitrowicz, Halle Bush, Heather Agyepong, Nico Hiraga, and Daniela Vega were added to the cast. Eddie Marsan was announced to play Bernie Monke later that same month, with Rainn Wilson initially cast as Daniel Dandon in February before being replaced by Tim Robbins in January 2021 due to COVID-19 scheduling conflicts.

In March 2020, Rob Delaney, Alice Eve, Edwina Findley, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Sam Buchanan, Juliet Cowan, and Simbi Ajikawo were cast in recurring roles, while Archie Rush, Gerrison Machado, Pietra Castro, and Zrinka Cvitešić were added as series regulars. Ana Ularu joined the cast as Zoia in April.

However, in May 2022, it was announced that both Mann and Robbins had exited the series, with their roles taken over by Toni Collette and Josh Charles, respectively, as revealed in August.

### Filming

Filming began in early February 2020 but was paused in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming occurred in Fairford and Lechlade. In October 2021, the series filmed near Walvis Bay in Namibia.

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### Trailers

The Power - Official Trailer - Prime VideoWhat Is The Power? - The Power - Prime Video