Empire

[Big Mike]

 

Empire is an American musical drama television series which debuted on Fox on January 7, 2015. The show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.

 

Main cast

Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment, whose life begins to cave in around him after his past sins come back to haunt him following his being diagnosed with ALS. Lucious has a fiancée, Anika, but his ex-wife, Cookie, intends on tearing them apart.[6]

Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. She sees herself as the sacrificial lamb for Empire Entertainment, which she built with Lucious, but then took the fall for when she was arrested for running the drugs that financed Lucious' early career. Upon her return from prison she is determined to bring the Lyon family back together.[7]

Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry and suffers from bipolar disorder. He is also married to his college sweetheart, Rhonda. He plans to run Empire, but is in a battle for the head chair with his younger brothers.[8]

Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, the middle son and "black sheep" of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Jamal is considered Cookie's favorite and has a strong relationship with his brother Hakeem.[7]

Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Hakeem starts to find feelings for his mother, Cookie, and has a great relationship with Jamal. He is also Tiana's ex-boyfriend.[9]

Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' ex fiancée. Cookie and Anika share an extreme dislike for each other,[8] with Cookie referring to Anika with the derisive nickname "Boo Boo Kitty".[10]

Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Lucious' longtime friend and business partner, and chairman of Empire Entertainment.[11]

Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Andre's manipulative and power hungry wife.[12][13]

 

vanaf 14 april op Fox Nederland (die serieus liefde mogen krijgen vanwege het uitzenden van TWD binnen 24 uur na the US). Zag de reclame voorbij komen, en het sprak me dusdanig aan dat ik zeker 14 april ervoor ga zitten. Denk dat bijvoorbeeld [MENTION=831]Goodfella[/MENTION]; dit ook een goede serie gaat vinden, maar vraag me af of mensen de serie al volgen, en zo ja, is het wat?

 

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[Big Mike]

 

Empire is an American musical drama television series which debuted on Fox on January 7, 2015. The show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.

 

Main cast

Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment, whose life begins to cave in around him after his past sins come back to haunt him following his being diagnosed with ALS. Lucious has a fiancée, Anika, but his ex-wife, Cookie, intends on tearing them apart.[6]

Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. She sees herself as the sacrificial lamb for Empire Entertainment, which she built with Lucious, but then took the fall for when she was arrested for running the drugs that financed Lucious' early career. Upon her return from prison she is determined to bring the Lyon family back together.[7]

Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry and suffers from bipolar disorder. He is also married to his college sweetheart, Rhonda. He plans to run Empire, but is in a battle for the head chair with his younger brothers.[8]

Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, the middle son and "black sheep" of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Jamal is considered Cookie's favorite and has a strong relationship with his brother Hakeem.[7]

Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Hakeem starts to find feelings for his mother, Cookie, and has a great relationship with Jamal. He is also Tiana's ex-boyfriend.[9]

Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' ex fiancée. Cookie and Anika share an extreme dislike for each other,[8] with Cookie referring to Anika with the derisive nickname "Boo Boo Kitty".[10]

Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Lucious' longtime friend and business partner, and chairman of Empire Entertainment.[11]

Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Andre's manipulative and power hungry wife.[12][13]

 

vanaf 14 april op Fox Nederland (die serieus liefde mogen krijgen vanwege het uitzenden van TWD binnen 24 uur na the US). Zag de reclame voorbij komen, en het sprak me dusdanig aan dat ik zeker 14 april ervoor ga zitten. Denk dat bijvoorbeeld [MENTION=831]Goodfella[/MENTION]; dit ook een goede serie gaat vinden, maar vraag me af of mensen de serie al volgen, en zo ja, is het wat?

 

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[Keeza]

Lijkt me erg tof!

[Kyrill]

Eerste 3 episodes gezien erg tof ja. Deze week weer verder :)

[Big Mike]

Duivels goed of niet Kyrill ;)

[Kyrill]

Duivels goed of niet Kyrill ;)

 

Ja zeker behoorlijk goed ja :)

Geniet er erg van. Nu E4 aan het kijken. Waar ben jij? ;)

Genoeg toffe verhaallijnen en Cookie Taraji P Henson van Person of Interest is echt geweldig in deze serie.

[Big Mike]

Ik wou een maandje wachten en dan FOX Nederland wat liefde geven en hem via de televisie gaan volgen. :) Vind dat zenders die moeite doen om goede Amerikaanse series (redelijk) snel naar Nederland te halen, daarvoor best beloond mogen worden.

[Insigne]

Ik heb de afgelopen paar dagen deze serie helemaal gekeken. Man man man wat een fantastische serie. Echt een van mijn favorieten op dit moment. Helaas maar 12 episodes nu, maar seizoen 2 is al bevestigd las ik :thumb:.

[Baggio]

Seizoen 2 is ook wel lekker tot nu toe hoor, heerlijke serie.