TV’s ‘Power’ couple ready to clash

‘Power” co-star Joseph Sikora says he’s very muchꦐ in toucಞh with his onscreen alter ego, Tommy Egan.

“O𝕴ne of the things about playing Tommy is that it has to be an unconscious choice to be so solid with that character,” he says “You can’t lie a♔t all — it has to be very organic and natural. The words and mannerisms have to ring true.

“If not, it ruins the show, the character, the atmosphere and it would be a disservice to New Yo𓄧rk City [where the series is fil🦩med.]”

On the series — back for Season 3 July 17 — Tommy is business partners with James “Ghost” St. Patrick (series star Omari Hardwick), a drug kingpin by day who also owns a legitimate business, theไ Tru♊th nightclub.

G🉐host, who’s now on the outs with Tommy, must discover𓆏 where Tommy’s loyalties lie, and “Power” creator Courtney Kemp Agboh has pegged the season opener to who Tommy is — and who he will become.

“People follow the Tommy story because it’s a street story,” says Sikora. “Courtney has consistently allowed Tommy to be exciting. You don’t know what’s coming from Tommy because he is real, raw and natural. He’s not calculating or manipulative — he’s the most honest and𒀰 most loyal character in the show.

“The only ques🅘tion is, will he be all of that this season.”

Last season ended with a cliffhanger episode on the whereabouts and intentions of Kanan, a fellow drug lord played by series ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚco-executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Tommy will play a pivotal role regarding who Kanan can now trust.

“It is a great thing to bring up Kanan now that Tommy is on ꧒his own,” Sikora say𝕴s. “Do they get together, and how strong is that unity? Does Kanan really respect Tommy? Has he ever? Does Tommy ride with Ghost or his girl Holly (Lucy Walters)?

“In the first season I was cool with the club being🐬 a front as long as Ghost’s heart was not fully commited to it,” he says. “The first business [to these characters] is the drug business. The same way that someone had to answer to Tommy, Tommy now wa𒁏nts answers from Ghost.”

Sikora, who grew up in Chicago as ⛦an actor and a ဣgraffiti artist, credits his characters swag to his secondary education gained from the streets.

“Courtney [Kemp Agboh] made people see the real element of the show. It’s not only about me, but the look of the show is changing what a ‘gangsta’ is,” Sikora says. “It’s the same thing with Ghost, played by Omari, an African-American🦩 lead. I think that’s a wonderful strategic move, rather than judging someone on the color of their skin or their appearance versus what you see in the media.

“In ‘Power,’ the smartest, most-rounded people in the show are Puerto Rican, Mexican and𝓡 African-American actors. I think that’s a wise and progressive way to view television in 2016.”

Alꦏthough Sikora says he can’t divulge much about this season’s plotline — “You can expect a lot of love — whether that is good or bad is up to you,” he says — he did address rumors that “Power” may be made into൲ a big-screen movie.

“I can’t give away if there are any flashbacks in the show, but [50 Cent] is consistently talking about doing a ‘Power’ movie that is all flashback,” he says. “And there would be different characters playing teenage versions of Ghost, Tommy and [Ghost’s wife] Tasha. There is a back story showing Kanan bringing up Tommy and Ghost in the streets and seeing how Tommy had to negotiate his color living in🏅 the hood.”

“Power” Season 3 premiere 9 p.m. July 17 on Starz