The first four episodes of Power & Influence just dropped on TikTok, but the drama is already on ten. Are you watching yet?
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We’re here to recap episodes 1-4 and dissect the scandal scene by scene. If you thought your own work drama was messy, this new microseries will gag you further. There’s never a dull moment at Metropolitan, an Atlanta agency under threat when a shocking AI-generated deepfake surfaces, one that could bring down the firm while the entire city watches it crash and burn.
We meet Zuri Reynolds in the first episode. The ambitious young AI specialist is nervous about meeting Metropolitan CEO Nia Whitmore and pitching her creative strategy to the team. Her fears are justified: Nia swiftly rejects Zuri’s idea, convinced that artificial intelligence has no place at the agency. Just then, everyone’s phones start going off. A video has gone viral of the two women appearing a lot closer than anyone thought. Nia and Zuri fiercely deny that it’s really them in the video.
In episode two, Metropolitan scrambles to contain the chaos set off by the shocking video, which has left the whole office questioning what’s real. Zuri explains to Nia that it’s an AI-generated deepfake created to look like them. Who’s behind the video, and what do they want? As the new girl in the office, all eyes are on Zuri and her mysterious past.
Things heat up in episode three, when Nia and Ray, the creative director, meet privately in her office as they try to figure out who might be plotting to damage Nia’s reputation. In Atlanta, it could be anyone. They close Nia’s office door behind them, hiding the true nature of their relationship.
The plot thickens in episode four when private photos of Zuri appear online under the handle @Ballerina_Bae. The office is once again gripped by the latest scandal sparked by the risqué photos of the new girl. Zuri is just as stunned as the rest of the team, but Nia wonders if she’s secretly plotting the downfall of Metropolitan, and her along with it.
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New episodes drop October 26.
