There is a new “badass queenpin” on the town in “Energy E book II: Ghost,” and her title is Noma. In true “Energy” vogue, the spinoff sequence introduces certainly one of its latest ruthless characters, performed by Caroline Chikezie, in probably the most explosive method doable throughout season three’s premiere, which aired on March 17.
The episode’s opening scene ends with Noma chopping off a girl’s hand to retrieve an auctioned-off blue diamond ring her fiancé, Mecca (Daniel Sunjata), was supposed to provide her earlier than he was killed. (Aka the identical ring Mecca gifted Monet in season two.) However Noma does not even actually make her presence identified till midway via the premiere, when she rolls up on Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.), Brayden (Gianni Paolo), and Cane (Woody McClain) at Mecca’s penthouse, demanding that they begin pushing medicine for her as penance for, she believes, killing her first lieutenant.
Based on Starz, Noma is the “ruthless new join” who disrupts Tariq’s plans to exit the drug sport and places him, Brayden, and Effie (Alix Lapri) again in enterprise with the Tejadas as they’re “challenged to maneuver extra weight than ever earlier than.” Clearly, she’s right here to shake issues up. The truth is, Chikezie tells POPSUGAR that her “no-nonsense, f*ck round and discover out” character “is not taking part in any video games” with regards to her enterprise, particularly since she’s stepping in to switch Mecca.
“She is a badass queenpin,” the actor proclaims of Noma. “The fellows concern her, and they need to as a result of in the event that they mess along with her, they are going to discover out. She has no tolerance for nonsense — she do not play any video games.”
Chikezie says a lot of what we see of Noma in “Energy E book II” season three was created by showrunner Brett Mahoney when she booked the position. Nevertheless, the actor introduced her queenpin character to life by drawing further inspiration from an unlikely supply: Denzel Washington’s Frank Lucas from “American Gangster.” “Once I learn Noma, I instinctively knew what was wanted to be performed so as to painting her,” Chikezie says, referring to the Oscar winner’s notorious character. “I can not even discover a feminine to liken her to. She’s type of male, energetically talking, so [she’d definitely] be Denzel in ‘American Gangster.'”
Based on Chikezie, the Tejadas, Tariq, and his crew aren’t going to know what hit them this season with Noma calling all of the pictures. “When she comes into their lives, they’re operating their little factor, however she is available in and he or she type of takes over a bit and exhibits them what’s what,” she says. “So yeah, she shakes up quite a lot of stuff. She restructures the entire thing they’ve happening. I do not wish to say an excessive amount of, however tune in and watch, you may begin to see how issues unfold.”
New episodes of “Energy E book II: Ghost” air each Friday on Starz. See pictures of Chikezie’s new character forward.
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