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Empire (TV Series)

Empire

2015

Lee Daniels (Creator), Danny Strong (Creator) ...

Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Y. Gray ...

6.2

1,375

TV Series. Drama TV Series (2015-2020). 6 Seasons. 102 Episodes. Lucious, the founder and CEO of a successful record label has been diagnosed with ALS. He must choose one of his three sons to take over the company when he dies. Meanwhile, his ex wife and co-founder, Cookie, has been released from prison and wants to reclaim her rightful place in the company.

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"[2nd Season Review]: The three episodes made available to critics remain above the guilty-pleasure fray, with catchy new songs, wacky diamond-encrusted, fur-lined hijinks and, of course, Cookie."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"[2nd Season Review]: It does make for a fairly enjoyable if rather nutty stew, albeit one that requires ignoring things."	POS
United States	Jeff Jensen Entertainment Weekly	"[Strong and Daniels] oversee the pilot with an unfussy style and attentiveness to nuanced characterizations. I hope they have enough imagination to nurture an ongoing series without pulling punches ... or going soap opera."	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"Almost nothing about 'Empire' (...) feels original, but just a few minutes into the premiere episode, you’ll stop caring."	POS
United States	Joanne Ostrow Denver Post	"The series has great potential. The question is whether 'Empire' should stick to being a good family drama in a vibrant contemporary setting with a topical issue woven into the story, or whether it can measure up to the pretensions to great literature."	POS
United States	Lori Rackl Chicago Sun-Times	"If the rest of the series is anything like the pilot, this is one party you don’t want to miss. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Robert Rorke New York Post	"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. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
Spain	FilmAffinity	It was the #1 TV Series in the 2014-15 TV Season Series Rankings.	POS

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