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Empire (2015)

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Empire (2015)

Series Details & Credits

ABC | FOX | Release Date: January 7, 2015

Summary: After discovering he is ill, rap label owner Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) must decide which of his three sons will inherit his company.

Genre(s): Drama, Music

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Metascore

72

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49

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1

Critic Reviews

100

New York Daily News

Jacqueline Cutler

Sep 14, 2015

Season 2 Review: Empire rules, bigger and badder than ever. If anyone thought Fox's breakout hit was over the top last season, the second-season premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 23, has so much murder and intrigue that it makes what's come before look as tame as C-SPAN. Read full review

83

Newsday

Verne Gay

Sep 22, 2015

Season 2 Review: Whatever it was that made Empire the sensation of the 2014-15 season hasn't gone away for the new season. Read full review

80

Yahoo TV

Ken Tucker

Sep 23, 2015

Season 2 Review: If Daniels, Strong, and showrunner Ilene Chaiken are feeling pressure to maintain the show’s massive-hit status, it doesn’t show in the enjoyably scattered yet propulsive season premiere. Read full review

75

New York Post

Robert Rorke

Jan 5, 2015

Season 1 Review: Like the Carringtons on “Dynasty” and the Ewings on “Dallas,” the Lyons play dirty and fight dirty. How far they go to control their musical Empire should be fun to watch. As long as Cookie’s the underdog, this show will have plenty of bite. Read full review

70

Salon

Sonia Saraiya

Jan 8, 2015

Season 1 Review: It remains to be seen if the strength of the performances from the rest of the cast (which includes another Academy Award nominee, Gabourey Sidibe--it might be hard to find work as a black actor, hm?) will balance out the show’s pulpy premise.... Empire is notable for doing something different, in a landscape populated by dramas of an entirely different stripe. For that, and that alone, it’s worth checking out. Read full review

70

The Hollywood Reporter

Tim Goodman

Jan 5, 2015

Season 1 Review: Empire is a big swing for Fox, and there are a number of question marks and stumbling blocks within it, but ultimately its entertainment level transcends the worries. Read full review

30

Wall Street Journal

John Anderson

Jan 2, 2015

Season 1 Review: Derivative to the point of parody.... [But] despite the general lameness of the show, Ms. Henson is so convincing--and charismatic--you might just keep watching. Read full review

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Mirianatp

Sep 9, 2019

Composta molto bene con ta ti intrighi di famiglia vecchi e nuovi bilanciati benissimo con pezzi cantati

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: January 7, 2015
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  Air Date: January 22, 2021
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2019
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2018
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2017
Season 3

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  Air Date: September 21, 2016
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  Air Date: September 23, 2015
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