Empire
The Devils Are Here
Season 2, Episode 1 · Aired 2015-09-23
Synopsis
Season Two picks up three months after the shocking arrest and incarceration of Empire Entertainment head LUCIOUS LYON (Terrence Howard). Still in federal lockup, Lucious is trying to run Empire from inside, while a headline-grabbing state prosecutor hangs her political ambitions on bringing him down - no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, Cookie stages a star-studded #FreeLucious concert in his support, while scheming with Andre, Hakeem, Anika and the business savvy Mimi Whiteman (guest star Marisa Tomei) to finalize the hostile takeover of Empire.
In the series
This episode is part of Empire (2015–2020) on Fox.
Lyon family hip-hop dynasty soap — boardroom knives and chart-topping synergy.
Key cast
- Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon
- Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon
- Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon
- Trai Byers as Andre Lyon
- Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon