If you haven't heard of TV's biggest breakout hit show "Empire", you will want to start watching after reading this. Empire is described as a family soap opera based on the music industry. Terrence Howard stars as Lucious Lyon, a one time recording artist who created Empire Records and has built it into what it is today. I guess you can say this role would describe a particular real-life music mogul (did anyone else think of Jay-Z?). Cookie Lyon, played by the talented Taraji P. Henson, is Lucious' ex-wife, who was by his side during his music career as well as for the launch of Empire Records. Although she was on a 17-year hiatus (she was behind bars for the drug-running that brought Empire on top), she is back now and she cannot wait to run the business again; only problem is that Lucious has taken over and a lot has changed over the years.
The couple have three children; Andre, the oldest with the brains minus the talent, Jamal, who is super talented, commited to his work and openly gay, which Lucious does not approve of, and the youngest is Hakeem, Lucious' favorite. He's already a superstar and his music career is going really well for him. Another striking character is none other than Anika, Lucious' fiancé, who doesn't quite get along with Cookie. Somehow, the claws keep coming out every time they're in the same room.
Empire has everything that soap opera fans would love in a show; money, power, sex, murder and some good music to go along with it. The ratings for this show have been growing ever since it aired back in January. In its first week, 9.9 million viewers tuned in and by week 7, that number climbed to 13.9 million.
Not only is Empire THE show to watch, but the celebrity guest appearances make it even more interesting, some of which have included Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Hudson and Mary J. Blige. Also, it has been confirmed that Oprah Winfrey and singer Common have been added to the script for the show's second season.
The season finale of Empire airs this Thursday at 9pm on Fox.
Source: nydailynews.com
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