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Empire

Genres: Drama, Musical
Broadcast on: e.tv, eKasi+, FOX Africa, FOX Life, eExtra

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Seasons

Season 4

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
Fox 27 Sep 2017 23 May 2018 Wednesdays, 20h00 - 21h00 18
FOX Africa 28 Sep 2017 24 May 2018 Thursdays, 21h00 - 22h00 18
FOX Life 18 Sep 2018 15 Jan 2019 Tuesdays, 20h55 - 21h45 18
e.tv 29 May 2019 25 Sep 2019 Wednesdays, 22h00 - 23h00 18


Season 4

Empire is a drama about a family dynasty set within the glamorous and sometimes dangerous world of hip-hop music. The show revolves around the Lyon family and their media company, Empire Entertainment.

The founder, Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), is the king of hip-hop, but his company and reign are constantly threatened by his family, including his ex-wife, Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson); his sons, Jamal (Jussie Smollett), Hakeem (Bryshere "Yazz" Gray) and Andre (Trai Byers); and a volatile and competitive music industry.

As Season 4 gets underway, in celebration of Empire's 20th Anniversary, Lucious makes his first public appearance since the explosion in Las Vegas, but still has no memory of his family, Empire or his life before the accident.

A devastated Cookie struggles to rebuild her relationship with him, while keeping a close eye on his nurse, Claudia (guest star Demi Moore).

Meanwhile, Andre is faced with an investigation by the LAPD surrounding the night of the explosion, Diana DuBois (guest star Phylicia Rashad) continues her war against the Lyons and the worlds of Empire and Star collide when Carlotta (guest star Queen Latifah) comes face-to-face with Cookie and Lucious in the all-new "Noble Memory" Season 4 premiere episode.

Season 4 stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Byers as Anika, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha, Serayah McNeill as Tiana, Xzibit as Shine Johnson, Andre Royo as Thurston "Thirsy" Rawlings, Rumer Willis as Tory Ash and Terrell Carter as Warren Hall.

Empire is from Imagine Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The series is created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. The series is executive-produced by Daniels, Strong, Brian Grazer, Ilene Chaiken (The L Word), Sanaa Hamri (Shameless, Nashville) and Francie Calfo (Those Who Kill, Gang Related).


Season 4 Cast

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Lucious Lyon

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Hakeem Lyon

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Jamal Lyon

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Andre Lyon

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Anika Gibbons

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Cookie Lyon

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Becky Williams

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Tiana Brown

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Porsha Taylor

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Thirsty Rawlings

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Shyne Johnson

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Tory Ash

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Warren Hall

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Nurse

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Carlotta Brown


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