Started at the bottom… Music, family drama, and millions of dollars are at stake on the new FOX show Empire which premieres tonight at 9 PM (ET|PT).
Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels teams up with Emmy Award winner Danny Strong to bring us Empire. FOX describes Empire as “a sexy and powerful new family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.” The head of that music empire is Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard); the three sons are Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett), Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere Gray), and Andre Lyon (Trai Byers); the ex-wife is Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson).
In the pilot airing tonight on FOX at 9 PM (ET|PT), we see Lucious Lyon a former bad boy who becomes the CEO of Empire Entertainment has been delivered some devastating health news. When he learns what will become of his body due to his disease, he decides to take one of his three sons under his wing to prepare him to take over Empire Entertainment.
Who will Lucious choose, his favorite and youngest son Hakeem, the musical prodigy and middle son Jamal, or eldest son and current CFO of Empire Entertainment Andre. Like all plans nothing ever goes perfectly and for Lucious the game changer comes in the form of his ex-wife Cookie Lyon. Cookie after spending 17 years in prison has been released almost a decade early AND Cookie “wants half of her company back!”
Joining Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Gray, and Trai Byers on Empire are Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Grace Gealey as Anika Gibbons, Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon and guest-starring Gabourey Sidibe as Becky. The music on Empire is brought to us by Timbaland.
From all that has been seen Empire looks like it will be a thrilling ride. Get a behind the scenes look at Empire with this four-part “First Look” followed by promotional stills from the “Pilot.”
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