Empire, the breakout Fox hit that returns on September 23, has a lot of things going for it: soapy storylines, progressive politics, Grammy-winning guest stars, bonkers plot twists and a singular, fun ...

Empire just threw another Lyon to the wolves. Tuesday's episode of the departing Fox drama concluded with a fast-forward sequence that appeared to show Cookie getting blown to smithereens via car bomb ...

Trai Byers and guest star Sierra McClain in the "The Unkindest Cut" episode of EMPIRE airing Dec. 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (Chuck Hodes/FOX) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In last night's episode of ...

After years of breaking up and making up and heartache and grand gestures of love, it looks like tonight’s “Empire” might have actually featured the final nail in the coffin of Lucious (Terrence ...

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"He wants to be the sun, the moon, the stars and whatever else is left in the universe needs to revolve around him," showrunner Ilene Chaiken told THR about Lucious' quest for dominance. By Kate ...

Ever since Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) left Lucious (Terrence Howard) in that airport hanger at the end of last season, things have been pretty rocky between the pair on Empire. Their tumultuous back ...

"Never in million years did I think it would end like this," Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) pondered at the start of this week's Empire. The episode, titled "Stronger than My Rival," kicked off with ...

When Empire returns for its sixth and final season, it will do so with a very different status quo. Season 5 ended with Lucious going on the run from the feds after Damon Cross orchestrated a frame ...

Now that the hoopla surrounding the wedding of Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett) and Kai (Toby Onwumere) is dying down, it’s time for the Lyon family empire to get back to work. Outside of the wedding, and ...