Empire
Past is Prologue
Season 2, Episode 18 · Aired 2016-05-18
Synopsis
After a life-changing experience, Jamal refuses to make music until his family ends its seemingly endless cycle of violence and fighting. Meanwhile, the Feds are tailing Anika because they want to force her to testify against Lucious. In order to protect her family, Cookie organizes a meeting at Hakeem and Laura's wedding with various people from her and Lucious' past.
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