The Power is a story about women spontaneously and simultaneously getting the power to shoot electricity out of their hands, and how the world reacts to it, and any person with estrogen in their body is able to get it as the book’s author Naomi Alderman explained. So, when adapting the new series, she wanted to make sure she included all types of women and people with estrogen. She told CinemaBlend about how proud she was of that representation in the Amazon Prime series, and how they were able to add new characters, specifically a trans woman, into the show.
Alderman gushed about Daniela Vega when asked about her favorite change made for The Power TV show. The author explained that in the years since the book came out, many fans have asked her why she didn’t write a transgender character into the story. So, when it came time for The Power to get its book-to-screen adaptation, she wanted to make sure there was trans representation in the series, saying:
