Power fans need to watch Netflix’s new crime thriller Nemesis ASAP

Netflix has a way of dropping shows that end up taking over your watchlist, and Nemesis is exactly that kind of series. For anyone still chasing the high of Power and all its spinoffs, this new crime thriller feels like it was built with that audience in mind. It's fast-moving, emotionally charged, and centered around characters who are always one bad decision away from losing everything.

Co-created by Courtney A. Kemp, aka the Power Universe creator, Nemesis doesn’t try to reinvent the crime genre. Instead, it leans into what works. At the center of the series is a classic setup. You have a detective versus a criminal mastermind, but the execution is what makes it stand out.

On one side is Detective Isaiah Stiles (Matthew Law), an LAPD investigator who is as sharp as he is obsessive. Stiles isn’t introduced as a traditional “hero.” He’s driven, yes, but there’s something fractured about him from the start. The case he finds himself trying to solve is a high-level series of heists in Los Angeles. But it doesn’t just challenge him professionally. It starts to take over his entire life.

What begins as a job quickly turns into something more personal. Stiles isn't just trying to solve the case anymore. He’s trying to win it and completely take down those responsible. Opposite him is Coltrane Wilder (Y’lan Noel), a calm, calculated master thief who operates with a level of precision that makes him almost untouchable at first.

On the surface, Coltrane moves like a legitimate businessman. He runs his own real estate business and mixes into elite spaces without drawing attention. But underneath that polished exterior is a man running a tightly controlled criminal operation that depends on timing, loyalty, and absolute discipline. The problem? Control never lasts forever.

The series kicks off with a Halloween-set mansion heist in Los Angeles that immediately sets the tone. It’s carefully planned and executed with confidence. Coltrane’s crew slips into a high-end party, completes the job, and disappears before anyone fully realizes what’s happened. It looks clean. Almost too clean. And that’s where things start to unravel.

For Stiles, the heist becomes the case that won’t let go. He starts following every lead, connecting every small detail, and slowly letting the investigation bleed into his personal life. The more he digs, the more consumed he becomes. It stops being about justice and starts becoming about obsession.

For Coltrane, however, the fallout is internal. The job exposes small fractures within his crew, aka tensions that were always there but never fully addressed. That’s where Nemesis really finds its rhythm. It’s not just about one man chasing another. It’s about two parallel collapses happening at the same time. While Stiles is losing himself in the pursuit, Coltrane is losing control of what he’s built. And both of them are too deep in to stop.

If that sounds familiar to Power fans, it should. The DNA is very much the same, even if the structure is tighter. This is a show about ambition turning into obsession, and obsession turning into self-destruction.

And it would be wrong not to mention the strong performances by the cast, especially the dynamic between Law and Noel. They do an incredible job of playing off each other in a way that keeps every interaction charged with tension, even when nothing overtly dramatic is happening on screen.

Kudos is also due to the rest of the cast, who contribute to making Nemesis feel like a fully realized world rather than just a two-character showdown. Cleopatra Coleman, Tre Hale, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jonnie Park, Ariana Guerra, Gabrielle Dennis, Michael Potts, Sophina Brown, and Jeff Pierre are just some of the talented actors who help flesh out the series.

Overall, Nemesis is the perfect show for Power fans who want that same addictive mix of crime, pressure, and messy characters who keep digging themselves deeper with every choice they make. It's also perfect for fans who are patiently waiting for Power Book III: Raising Kanan to return with its fifth and final season on Starz in June. This new Netflix series should hold you over!

All eight episodes of Nemesis season 1 can be streamed on Netflix right now.

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