At PaleyFest NY, Power Book IV: Force showrunner Gary Lennon told The Knockturnal that the team filmed multiple endings for it’s series finale just to keep the story from leaking.
Lennon said the Power universe has dealt with spoilers for years, and with how fast things spread online, they didn’t want the final big moments of Power Book IV: Force spoiled before fans got to see them. Shooting more than one ending kept everyone guessing, even on set, and helped make sure the last episode hits the way it’s supposed to.
“We had a lot of different endings that we could have chosen, and we thought that maybe there’d be a leak or something like that. So we wanted to make sure that we created the right ending when we shot the multiple endings,” said Lennon. “And we had a couple of choices to look at, and we decided on one that would be our final choice to make air.”
Lennon also admitted that filming alternate endings was kind of fun from a creative angle. It gave the writers room to try out different tones and see how each version changed the final vibe of the show.
Joseph Sikora added his own take when he spoke with The Knockturnal on why the secrecy mattered. Sikora said that not knowing which ending was real actually helped him stay locked into Tommy’s mindset instead of thinking ahead. Playing each moment with that uncertainty made the performance feel more natural and in the moment. Sikora agreed with Lennon that the fans deserve to experience Tommy’s final chapter without leaks getting in the way, and filming multiple endings was the best way to make sure of it.
“I will say this, there were multiple ways that we felt this could end. And there were multiple ways that we filmed the ending,” said Sikora. “I would say that I think that [somebody very important to Tommy] will show up, but I can neither confirm nor deny that it will be Tariq.”
