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- 1. Pilot Jan 7, 2015
- The head of a music empire must choose one of his sons to take over his reign.
- 2. The Outspoken King Jan 14, 2015
- Lucious has to defend Empire's IPO launch after one of his artists is involved in a shooting.
- 3. The Devil Quotes Scripture Jan 21, 2015
- The Lyons go to Philadelphia; another woman causes tension between Hakeem and hip-hop star Tianna.
Empire was an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong for Fox that ran from January 7, 2015, to April 21, 2020. It is a joint production by Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television.
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The show followed former drug dealer turned hip-hop mogul named Lucious Lyon, who learns that he has been diagonsed with ALS and only has three years left to live. He then decided to start grooming his three sons Andre, Jamal, and Hakeem as he will choose who will run his company, Empire Entertainment. But around the time of doing so, his ex-wife a...
Main Cast
1. Mahim Masum as Sheikh Mahim 2. Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon 3. Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon 4. Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon 5. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon 6. Grace Byers as Anika Calhoun 7. Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner(season 1) 8. Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon(season 1-2, guest in season 3, 4) 9. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon 10. Gabourey Sidibe as Becky Williams(season 2-present, recurring in season 1) 11. Serayah as Tiana Brown(season 2-present, recurring in season 1) 12. Morocc...
Development
Howard, Henson and Sidibe filmed the pilot episode in Chicago (Cinespace Chicago Film Studios in March 2014. On May 6, 2014, Fox picked up Empire as a series order for its 2014–15 television schedule. On May 12, 2014, Fox announced that Empire would air as a midseason replacement, rather than as a part of the fall schedule. On November 19, 2014, it was confirmed that the pilot episode would premiere on January 7, 2015, following the season 14 premiere of American Idol. The executive producers...
Casting
Howard was cast in the lead on February 19, 2014. Henson was named as the female lead on February 26, and Jussie Smollett was announced in a starring role. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow, and starred in the 2005 film Four Brothers. On March 10, 2014, Sidibe, who had previously worked with Daniels in Precious, was cast in a recurring role as Becky, Lucious' assistant. Trai Byers and Grace Gealey were announced in regular roles, while B...
Music
After finding his lead actors, Lee Daniels set out to find a producer to craft the music for the series. Because he felt his own musical tastes and desires would be a little too dated for the show, Daniels consulted with people he thought could give him a little more insight, his children. At the urging of his son and daughter, Daniels contacted super producer Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, known for scoring hits with some of pop's biggest artists including Missy Elliott, Madonna, Brandy, Destin...
Empirewas set to premiere in Australia on February 19, 2015 on Network Ten; however, a week out from this date it was dumped from the schedule and pushed back. It ultimately premiered on March 1, 2015, to a disappointing 377,000 total viewers, although it fared better with viewers in younger demographics. The second season was broadcast on Eleven f...
Critical response
Empire has received positive reviews from critics. The praise has gone towards the cast, particularly Howard and Henson. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a rating of 84%, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7.24/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though heavy on melodrama, Empireelevates the nighttime soap with its top-notch cast, musical entertainment, and engrossing plots." On Metacritic the show has a score of 72 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "genera...
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Overview. A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne. Lee Daniels. Creator. Danny Strong. Creator. Series Cast. Terrence Howard. Lucious Lyon. 102 Episodes. Taraji P. Henson. Cookie Lyon. 102 Episodes. Bryshere Y. Gray. Hakeem Lyon. 102 Episodes. Trai Byers. Andre Lyon.
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Hakeem struggles to find a place for his fiancé, Laura, in his career and family; Cookie reveals the truth about Freda's father to Jamal; Jamal makes a sacrifice for Lucious. 8.7/10. Rate. Seasons Years Top-rated. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020.
