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Empire

2015

2015 14+

Drama Soap

Lucious Lyon, the head of a successful hip-hop music company, learns that a terminal illness may leave him only three years to live. Wanting the business to continue after his death, he decides to choose one of his three sons as his successor. His former wife, Cookie, refuses to stay out of the decision, while Andre, Jamal and Hakeem each have their own claim to control of the family empire. The choice turns the Lyon family’s ambitions into a direct struggle for power.

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TMDB score 7.1/ 10 762 ratings

Country United States of America

Release date Jan 7, 2015

Seasons 6 seasons

Episodes 102 episodes

Series status Ended

Commitment Very long watch

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Empire episodes

Browse the seasons and episodes currently recorded for Empire, including release dates and summaries when they are available.

Season 1

Season 1

Completed

Lucious Lyon's reign as the head of Empire Entertainment 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, Jamal or Hakeem. Complicating matters is their mother and Lucious' ex-wife, Cookie, who emerges from prison to claim her share.

12 Episodes Jan 7, 2015 - Mar 18, 2015 46 min

S1 E9

Unto the Breach

Mar 4, 2015 46 min

S1 E10

Sins of the Father

Mar 11, 2015 45 min

S1 E11

Die But Once

Mar 18, 2015 46 min

S1 E12

Who I Am

Mar 18, 2015 45 min

Season 2

Season 2

Completed

The second season picks up three months after the shocking arrest and incarceration of Empire Entertainment head Lucious Lyon. Knowing Lucious won’t be held much longer in prison, Cookie and her allies within the Lyon family make a desperate attempt to seize control of the company. But as the Lyons continue to battle each other, a bigger external threat emerges that could force them to unite.

18 Episodes Sep 23, 2015 - May 18, 2016 45 min

S2 E15

More Than Kin

Apr 27, 2016 45 min

S2 E16

The Lyon Who Cried Wolf

May 4, 2016 45 min

S2 E17

Rise by Sin

May 4, 2016 45 min

S2 E18

Past Is Prologue

May 18, 2016 45 min

Season 3

Season 3

Completed

Lucious pursues his music legacy with his streaming service, while also clashing with his half-brother, Tariq, who is leading a federal task force investigating him. Cookie aims to start over, in pursuit of her own happiness with a new romantic interest. Meanwhile, the Lyon brothers struggle with fame and ambition, and the choices they face will become a battle for the soul of the Lyon family.

18 Episodes Sep 21, 2016 - May 24, 2017 43 min

S3 E15

Civil Hands Unclean

May 3, 2017 43 min

S3 E16

Absent Child

May 10, 2017 43 min

S3 E17

Toil and Trouble (1)

May 17, 2017 43 min

S3 E18

Toil and Trouble (2)

May 24, 2017 43 min

Season 4

Season 4

Completed

18 Episodes Sep 27, 2017 - May 23, 2018 43 min

S4 E15

A Lean and Hungry Look

May 2, 2018 43 min

S4 E16

Fair Terms

May 9, 2018 43 min

S4 E17

Bloody Noses and Crack'd Crowns

May 16, 2018 43 min

S4 E18

The Empire Unpossess'd

May 23, 2018 43 min

Season 5

Season 5

Completed

18 Episodes Sep 26, 2018 - May 8, 2019 43 min

S5 E15

A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child

Apr 17, 2019 43 min

S5 E16

Never Doubt I Love

Apr 24, 2019 43 min

S5 E17

My Fate Cries Out

May 1, 2019 43 min

S5 E18

The Roughest Day

May 8, 2019 43 min

Season 6

Season 6

Completed

18 Episodes Sep 24, 2019 - Apr 21, 2020 43 min

S6 E15

Love Me Still

Mar 31, 2020 43 min

S6 E16

We Got Us

Apr 7, 2020 43 min

S6 E17

Over Everything

Apr 14, 2020 43 min

S6 E18

Home Is on the Way

Apr 21, 2020 43 min

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