Trailer for the ‘The Power’ TV Adaptation

The series, adapted from Naomi Alderman’s novel, stars Toni Collette, Auli’i Cravalho, Toheeb Jimoh, Josh Charles, Eddie Marsan, Ria Zmitrowicz, Zrinka Cvitešić and Halle Bush.

What would happen if one random change shifted the balance of power in the entire world? That’s the basic premise for British writer Naomi Alderman’s 2016 novel ‘The Power’, which spun that out to its logical conclusion.

It has now been turned into a thriller series for Prime Video by ‘True Blood’ and ‘Jessica Jones’ veteran Raelle Tucker. The full trailer for the show is now online, or you can watch it in the video player above.

Auli'i Cravalho as Jos Clearly on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Katie Yu/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

What’s the story of ‘The Power’?

Taking Alderman’s book as its jumping off point, ‘The Power’ shows our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will.

So what would that mean for the world? It changes the balance of power between the sexes, as women are less afraid of men, and that begins to shift society. The series’ story stretches from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, as the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of how men and women interact.

While the novel is set 5,000 years after the events of the story, where a matriarchy rules the planet after revolution driven by the women who developed the electrical abilities, the show appears to focus on the start of the narrative.

Of course, as the trailer suggests, though these new abilities mean a lot of the world’s problems for women go away, just because there’s a new group in charge doesn’t mean that there’s suddenly no corruption, crime or violence. It just changes.

(L to R) John Leguizamo as Rob Lopez on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Katie Yu/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

Who stars in ‘The Power’?

This new series stars Toni Collette as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez, who along with John Leguizamo as Rob Lopez, discover that their daughter Jos Cleary-Lopez (‘Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho) has started to develop the power.

Then there’s ‘Ted Lasso’s Toheeb Jimoh as Tunde Ojo, a Nigerian journalist who sees a chance to boost his career by reporting on the women and girls who start to show the electrical charges.

Josh Charles, meanwhile, Daniel Dandon, who is concerned about what this all means, and drives a programme of tracking and detaining the young women. Then there’s Roxy Monke (Ria Zmitrowicz), who starts to help her criminal father Bernie (Eddie Marsan) in his business.

And Allie Montgomery (Halle Bush) is a rape survivor who kills her attacker –– her foster father –– and then flees to a convent. The cast also includes Zrinka Cvitešić, Daniela Vega, Alice Eve, Nico Hiraga and Heather Agyepong.

‘The Power’ will start on Prime Video on March 31st with the first three episodes, with an episode every Friday until the season finale on May 12th.

(L to R) Toni Collette, John Leguizamo, and Auli'i Cravalho in Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Katie Yu/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

Toni Collette as Margot Cleary-Lopez on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Katie Yu/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

Josh Charles as Governor Daniel Dandon on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Katie Yu/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

Zrinka Cvitešić as Tatiana on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Ludovic Robert/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

Toheeb Jimoh as Tunde Ojo on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Ludovic Robert/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

Ria Zmitrowicz as Roxy Monke on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Ludovic Robert/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.

Halle Bush as Allie on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Credit: Courtesy of Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios .

(L to R) Eddie Marsan and Ria Zmitrowicz as Bernie and Roxy Monke on Prime Video's 'The Power.' Photo: Ludovic Robert/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.