The Battle Begins on the Series Premiere of Empire
Guest starring on the episode is Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Antoine McKay as Bunkie.
FOX released the official synopsis and promotional photos for the series premiere of the highly anticipated drama, Empire, from Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels. Take a look at the synopsis for the series premiere and promotional photos for the episode below.
EMPIRE is a powerful new drama that follows LUCIOUS LYON (Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard, “Crash,” “Hustle & Flow”), the head of a music empire whose reign has been unchallenged for years. But all that changes when he learns he has a disease and must choose one of his three sons to take over: ANDRE (Trai Bryers, “90210”), JAMAL (Jussie Smollett, “North,” “The Mighty Ducks”) or HAKEEM (acting newcomer Bryshere Gray, a.k.a. Yazz The Greatest). Complicating matters is their mother and Lucious’ ex-wife, COOKIE (Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson, “No Good Deed,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), who emerges from prison to claim her share. Don’t miss the all-new “Pilot” Series Premiere episode of EMPIRE airing with limited commercial interruption
EMPIRE PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 at 9/8c on FOX
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“Empire” stars: Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Gealey as Anika Gibbons and Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon
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