Shadow and Act has an exclusive first-look at Empire Season 4’s midseason premiere.

The longtime ratings powerhouse, starring Taraji P. Henson (Cookie Lyon) and Terrence Howard (Lucious Lyon) returns with new episodes next Wednesday, March 28.

Lyon family and their media company, Empire Entertainment. The founder, Lucious Lyon is the king of hip-hop, but his company and reign are constantly threatened by his family, including his ex-wife, Cookie Lyon, his sons, Jamal (Jussie Smollett), Hakeem (Bryshere “Yazz” Gray) and Andre (Trai Byers); and a volatile and competitive music industry.

Empire also stars Andre Royo as Thurston “Thirsty” Rawlings, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Grace Byers as Anika Calhoun, Rumer Willis as Tory Ash, Serayah as Tiana, Ta’Rhonda Jones as Porsha, Terrell Carter as Warren Hall and Xzibit as Shine Johnson

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