Courtney Kemp Brings ‘Nemesis’ to Netflix After ‘Power’ Success
*More than a decade after launching the crime drama “Power” on Starz, Courtney Kemp is back with “Nemesis,” her first series for Netflix – and she has no intention of letting anyone crack her creative code. “I feel like what I do is a little bit comparable to Bruno Mars, in that there is never […] The post Courtney Kemp Brings ‘Nemesis’ to Netflix After ‘Power’ Success appeared first on EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More.
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*More than a decade after launching the crime drama “Power” on Starz, Courtney Kemp is back with “Nemesis,” her first series for Netflix – and she has no intention of letting anyone crack her creative code.
“I feel like what I do is a little bit comparable to Bruno Mars, in that there is never going to be another Bruno Mars,” the showrunner told The Hollywood Reporter.
“I don’t think people understand why Power works. They saw it from the outside and went, ‘Oh, that’s a drug show.’ But it’s not really a drug show. It’s a Shakespearean drama about morality, and everybody’s in modern times; they’re saying the N-word a lot. I’m glad nobody has figured out my formula,” Kemp added.
By the time it concluded in 2020, “Power” had claimed the title of premium cable’s top-rated scripted series. The universe it spawned now includes three spinoffs, with additional prequels and sequels still in the pipeline. Kemp signed a Netflix deal in August 2021 and teamed with her fiancé, Tani Marole, to develop “Nemesis.” The story centers on a high-stakes pursuit between an obsessed detective and a calculating thief. The eight-episode run moves at a relentless pace, cramming in heists, a large-scale street shootout, and gut-punch character losses before arriving at an ending Kemp deliberately left unresolved.
Kemp said the conclusion of “Power” – in which she killed off lead character Ghost midseason – taught her a valuable lesson about audience investment. “Getting an audience to fall in love with someone means something, and so we wanted to make sure that both characters got their due by the end,” she said.
Her broader mission remains consistent: build shows around people of color with themes universal enough for anyone to see themselves in the story. “Whoever you are, you can find yourself in this show, as it should be,” she said.
“Nemesis” is now streaming on Netflix.
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