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'''''Empire''''' is an [[United States|American]] musical drama [[television program|television series]] which debuted on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on January 7, 2015. The show centers around a [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[music]] and [[entertainment]] company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by [[Lee Daniels]] and [[Danny Strong]], and stars [[Terrence Howard]] and [[Taraji P. Henson]].
'''''Empire''''' is an [[United States|American]] musical drama [[television program|television series]] which debuted on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on January 7, 2015. The show centers around a [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[music]] and [[entertainment]] company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by [[Lee Daniels]] and [[Danny Strong]], and stars [[Terrence Howard]] and [[Taraji P. Henson]].


On January 17, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season.<ref name="Fox Renewals 2015">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/17/gotham-brooklyn-nine-nine-empire-renewed-for-new-seasons-by-fox/351484/|title='Gotham', 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' & 'Empire' Renewed for new seasons by FOX|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 17, 2015|accessdate=January 17, 2015}}</ref> As of March 2015 this show is the #1 show in America. The cast of Empire will perform on Thursday March 12 during the Top 11 Performance Show on FOXs reality show American Idol.
On January 17, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season.<ref name="Fox Renewals 2015">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/17/gotham-brooklyn-nine-nine-empire-renewed-for-new-seasons-by-fox/351484/|title='Gotham', 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' & 'Empire' Renewed for new seasons by FOX|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 17, 2015|accessdate=January 17, 2015}}</ref> As of March 2015 this show is the #1 show in America. The cast of Empire will perform on Thursday March 12 during the Top 11 Performance Show on FOXs reality show American Idol. A trailer of the new FOX show Weird Loners mentioned this show as the best show on FOX.


==Cast and characters==
==Cast and characters==

Revision as of 00:48, 13 March 2015

Empire
GenreSoap opera[1][2][3]
Musical
Created by
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationChicago, Illinois
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
EditorJoe Leonard
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) –
present (present)

Empire is an American musical drama television series which debuted on Fox on January 7, 2015. The show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.

On January 17, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season.[5] As of March 2015 this show is the #1 show in America. The cast of Empire will perform on Thursday March 12 during the Top 11 Performance Show on FOXs reality show American Idol. A trailer of the new FOX show Weird Loners mentioned this show as the best show on FOX.

Cast and characters

Main cast

  • Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment, whose life begins to cave in around him after his past sins come back to haunt him following his being diagnosed with ALS. Lucious has a fiancée, Anika, but his ex-wife, Cookie, intends on tearing them apart.[6]
  • Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. She sees herself as the sacrificial lamb for Empire Enterprises, which she built with Lucious, but then took the fall for when she was arrested for running the drugs that financed Lucious' early career. Upon her return from prison she is determined to bring the Lyon family back together.[7]
  • Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry and suffers from bipolar disorder. He is also married to his college sweetheart, Rhonda. He plans to run Empire, but is in a battle for the head chair with his younger brothers.[8]
  • Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, the middle son and "black sheep" of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Jamal is considered Cookie's favorite and has a strong relationship with his brother Hakeem. [7]
  • Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Hakeem starts to find feelings for his mother, Cookie, and has a great relationship with Jamal. He is also Tiana's ex-boyfriend.[9]
  • Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' EX fiancée. Cookie and Anika share an extreme dislike for each other,[8] with Cookie referring to Anika with the derisive nickname "Boo Boo Kitty".[10]
  • Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Lucious' longtime friend and business partner, and chairman of Empire Entertainment.[11]
  • Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Andre's manipulative and power hungry wife.[12][13]

Recurring cast

  • Naomi Campbell as Camilla Marks, a fashion designer and Hakeem's older lover.[14]
  • Eka Darville as Ryan Morgan, a documentary filmmaker and love interest for Jamal.
  • Rafael de La Fuente as Michael Sanchez, Jamal's ex-boyfriend.[15][16]
  • Nealla Gordon as Agent Harlow Carter, a FBI agent working with Cookie.
  • Damon Gupton as Detective Calvin Walker, a police detective investigating the murder of Lucious' friend.
  • Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha Taylor, Cookie's assistant.
  • AzMarie Livingston as Chicken, a member of Hakeem's entourage.
  • Courtney Love as Elle Dallas, a multi-platinum rockstar and drug dealer and Empire Enterprises royal, who battles with drug addiction. She is in dire need of a comeback.[17]
  • Derek Luke as Malcolm DeVeaux, head of security at Empire Entertainment. He is also the love interest for Cookie.
  • Judd Nelson as Billy Baretti, owner of Creedmoor Entertainment and Lucious' rival who oversaw the early years of Lucious' music career.
  • Serayah as Tiana Brown, a bisexual artist at Empire Entertainment and Hakeem's Girlfriend.
  • Gabourey Sidibe as Becky Williams, executive assistant to Lucious at Empire Entertainment.[8][18]
  • Tasha Smith as Carol Hardaway, Cookie's younger sister from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[19]

Guest stars

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Lee DanielsLee Daniels & Danny StrongJanuary 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)1AXP019.90[20]
Lucious Lyon, head of Empire Records, is about to take his company public when he is diagnosed with ALS and is given only three years to live. While keeping his medical condition secret, he decides to appoint one of his sons--Andre, Jamal and Hakeem--as his successor. Meanwhile, Lucious' ex-wife Cookie is released from jail after 17 years and demands her half of Empire, which Lucious refuses. Cookie greets youngest son Hakeem, who barely remembers her and is resentful of her. Hakeem is spoiled and spends his time chasing women and drugs, but has genuine musical talent. Cookie bonds more warmly with Jamal, her middle son, who is serious, mature, and talented, but whom Luscious despises for being gay. The eldest son, Andre, is both serious and mature, with a degree from Wharton and a job managing Empire's finances. However, he has no musical talent, which Lucious considers a prerequisite to the CEO job, and unbeknownst to his family, he is bipolar and is medicated. He and his wife are both very ambitious and are ready to turn the rest of the family against each other, and manipulate Cookie, in order to gain control.
2"The Outspoken King"Lee DanielsDanny Strong & Ilene ChaikenJanuary 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)1AXP0210.32[21]
While Cookie's visit to Lucious, Lucious has to defend Empire's IPO launch after one of his artists is involved in a shooting. Hakeem Lyon later meets Tiana Brown, a special artist in Empire. Meanwhile, the struggle to find Lucious's friend's death, Bunky, it becomes a tight struggle, after a witness claims Lucious to be the killer. At a sing off in Leviticus, Hakeem plans to sing his latest song with Jamal. Later, Cookie meets with her FBI Investigator, Agent Carter, and tells Cookie to testify on court about her witnesses.
3"The Devil Quotes Scripture"Sanaa HamriIlene Chaiken & Joshua AllenJanuary 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)1AXP0311.07[22]
The Lyons head to Philadelphia for Bunky's funeral and experience what their life could have been if Lucious hadn't made it big in the industry. Lucious promotes Hakeem's new relationship with pop star Tiana, however, tensions rise when another woman tries to catch Hakeem's eye.
4"False Imposition"Rosemary RodriguezWendy CalhounJanuary 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)1AXP0411.36[23]
Lucious attempts to scheme and steal a super-hot, chart-topping artist from his rival at Safe House Records. We learn Lucious' rival is his past label owner for which the owner "slapped" on his name to each song that was recorded and received profits from each one. Meanwhile, Jamal struggles to compose original music. Cookie tries to forge a relationship with her estranged son, Hakeem, as he wants nothing to do with his mother. Cookie takes over as Tiana's manager. Hakeem is caught in the bathtub with another woman.
5"Dangerous Bonds"John SingletonMalcolm SpellmanFebruary 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)1AXP0511.47[24]
After Cookie testifies in court against someone from her drug dealing days, she receives an anonymous red rose from an admirer that she believes might be a veiled threat from a person from her prison past. Meanwhile, Lucious takes charge of Hakeem's first video shoot and adds Tiana to the shoot with Cookie's permission. Cookie decides to take care of the admirer by taking a hit out on them. Meanwhile, Jamal tries to record his first single. Rhonda finds Tiana kissing another woman and show her husband, Andre. They record the hot and steamy make-out. Hakeem finds out about Tiana being bisexual. Hakeem is disgusted as he has a double standard. Tiana yells at Hakeem for all to hear about his transgressions. While Hakeem is cooling down, Andre tries to get some of Hakeem's friends to act like Hakeem sent them to rob Jamal only to have Jamal at gunpoint. Later, it turns out the rose was from Lucious as he remembers Cookie's and his anniversary. As Cookie tries to stop the hit, the hit goes down.
6"Out, Damned Spot"Michael EnglerEric HaywoodFebruary 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)1AXP0611.96[25]
Cookie is distraught over having someone killed. Vernon is caught in the middle of a very sticky situation. Lucious asks Cookie to manage Elle Dallas, Empire's first label star. Meanwhile, Jamal is rising to stardom, but his newfound drive and ambition stirs up trouble in his relationship with Michael when asked about his love life. To make matters worse, Olivia, Jamal's ex-wife arrives with his daughter.
7"Our Dancing Days"Sanaa HamriAttica LockeFebruary 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)1AXP0713.02[26]
Tension mounts between Hakeem and Jamal. Meanwhile, Cookie and Anika don't hold anything back when it comes to taking over the company. Anika is sent to Chicago to handle one of the label's star. Lucious attempts to brand Empire Entertainment as a tight-knit, "family-run" company. Jamal warms up to his daughter. Lucious and Cookie become romantically involved. Anika comes home to find Lucious and Cookie making love.
8"The Lyon's Roar"Danny StrongDanny StrongFebruary 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)1AXP0813.90[27]
Anika confronts Lucious about his affair with Cookie, and forces Lucious to forget Cookie and let them get married next weekend. Lucious also promises Cookie he will leave Anika. Lucious has a hard time to choose which girl he wants to be with. Cookie, Lucious, Jamal and Hakeem perform a song together. Andre tries to get the vote to take over Empire but how he obtains it puts his wife and his marriage at a stand point. Lucious refuses to let Andre run Empire. Jamal comes out, revealing that he's gay and makes public headlines. Hakeem and Cookie gets closer and Cookie warns Hakeem about his girlfriend Camilla, who's trying to control Hakeem's career as an artist. Lucious decides to marry Anika, which upsets Cookie and she confronts Anika in telling her that Lucious slept together more than once, which was after Anika made Lucious promise not to hurt her again. This causes her to throw away her engagement ring and go to Lucious' long time rival Billy. Andre attempts suicide but the gun jams. Lucious ends the Lyons Legacy album due to Jamal revealing to the world that he's gay and with Cookie ruining his marriage with Anika.
9"Unto the Breach"Anthony HemingwayDavid RamboMarch 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)1AXP0914.33[28]
10"Sins of the Father"Rob HardyEddie Gonzalez & Jeremy HaftMarch 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)1AXP1014.90[29]
11"Die But Once"[30]UnknownUnknownMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)1AXP11N/A
12"Who I Am"[30]UnknownUnknownMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)1AXP12N/A

Production

Howard, Henson and Sidibe filmed the pilot in Chicago in March 2014.[31] On May 6, 2014, Fox picked up Empire as a series order for its 2014–15 television schedule.[32][33][34] On May 12, 2014, Fox announced that Empire would be a midseason show rather than be on the fall schedule.[35][36] On November 19, it was confirmed that the pilot episode of the show would premiere on January 7, 2015, following the premiere of season 14 of American Idol.[37]

The executive producers are Brian Grazer, Daniels, Strong and Francie Calfo. The show is written by Strong; Daniels, who has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, makes his television directorial debut with the show.[8][38] According to Strong, the show is based in part on William Shakespeare's King Lear and James Goldman's The Lion in Winter; Daniels also acknowledged strong influence from the 1981-89 ABC primetime soap opera Dynasty.[38][39] Ilene Chaiken later joined the series as showrunner.[40]

Casting

Howard was cast in the lead on February 19, 2014.[6] Henson was named as the female lead on February 26, and Jussie Smollett was announced in a starring role.[7] Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow.[7] 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 Bryshere Y. Gray and Malik Yoba were announced in starring roles.[8] Courtney Love was added to the cast on October 23.[17] Naomi Campbell was announced in a recurring role on September 29.[14]

Music

After finding his lead actors, Lee Daniels set out to find a producer to craft the music for the series. Because 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 Madonna, Brandy, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah.[41] Timbaland, co-songwriter/producer Jim Beanz, and a team of other musical collaborators take their cues from the writing team, which gives them an idea of where the plot is headed, and craft songs to fit those themes. However, the musical aspect of the series is very reality based, unlike Fox's last musical series, Glee, performances would come with the organic development of the characters as artists, much like the performances featured in the ABC prime time country musical drama, Nashville.[39] "The story drives the music, the music doesn't drive the story," said Lee Daniels. Fox's senior VP of TV Music Geoff Bywayer said to expect the fictional musical world to collide with the real musical world; "We want to make the world of 'Empire' almost feel like a real music-breathing entity." While the show will also use outside writers, Timbaland's team gets the first chance to craft original music for the series. Any licensed songs and composer Fil Eisler's score are added after the episodes are filmed. The pilot itself consists of 12 songs.[42] Columbia Records will release weekly soundtracks of Empire on the iTunes Store, the same strategy used with Glee.

Broadcast

Empire was set to premiere in Australia on February 19, 2015 on Network Ten,[43] however a week out from this date it was dumped from the schedule and pushed back. It ultimately premiered on March 1, 2015,[44] to a disappointing 377,000 total viewers, although it fared better with viewers in younger demographics.[45] In Canada, the series is simulcast on Omni Television (Omni 2).[46][47] In a special event, the fourth episode also aired on Citytv, a sibling broadcast network.[48]

Reception

Empire has received positive reviews from critics. The praise has gone towards the cast (especially that of Henson and Howard), the music, the writing, the direction, and the dramatic heft of the show, bringing modern social issues into the plot and subplots. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show has a rating of 79%, based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though heavy on melodrama, Empire elevates the nighttime soap with its top-notch cast, musical entertainment, and engrossing plots."[3] On Metacritic the show has a score of 69 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[49]

Dave Wiegand stated in The Seattle Times that "Almost nothing about Empire, created by Lee Daniels (The Butler), feels original, but after a few minutes, you will stop caring".[50] 50 Cent stated via Twitter that he feels that Empire is being marketed by FOX in a way that resembles the marketing for the 2014 Starz series that he produces called Power.[51] Michael Logan of TV Guide described Empire as a "sudsy retooling of King Lear" with hip hop as the backdrop and praised Henson for her portrayal of the character Cookie.[52]

The show's premiere ranked as Fox's highest-rated debut in three years. Viewership has increased continuously; Empire is the first series in at least 23 years to have its viewership increase week to week for its first five episodes.[53] The show continues to increase its viewership with further episodes.[54] Episodes of the show have also been heavily watched on Video on Demand and other streaming services.[55] Every episode of Empire has increased in viewership from the previous.

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		DVR
(18–49) 		DVR viewers
(millions) 		Total
(18–49) 		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) 3.8/11[20] 9.90[20] 1.8 4.05 5.6 13.95[56]
2 "The Outspoken King" January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14) 4.0/12[21] 10.32[21] 1.6 3.69 5.6 14.01[57]
3 "The Devil Quotes Scripture" January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21) 4.4/13[22] 11.07[22] 1.9 4.06 6.3 15.13[58]
4 "False Imposition" January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28) 4.3/12[23] 11.36[23] 1.8 3.69 6.1 15.04[59]
5 "Dangerous Bonds" February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04) 4.6/14[24] 11.47[24] 2.0 4.21 6.6 15.68[60]
6 "Out, Damned Spot" February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11) 4.8/14[25] 11.96[25] 1.8 4.14 6.6 16.10[61]
7 "Our Dancing Days" February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18) 5.2/15[26] 13.02[26] 2.3 5.14 7.5 18.16[62]
8 "The Lyon's Roar" February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25) 5.4/15[27] 13.90[27] TBA TBA TBA TBA
9 "Unto the Breach" March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04) 5.8/17[28] 14.33[28] TBA TBA TBA TBA
10 "Sins of the Father" March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11) 5.8/17[29] 14.90[29] TBA TBA TBA TBA
11 "Die But Once" March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
12 "Who I Am" March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

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