Season 2
(2015)
Overview
The second season picks up three months after the shocking arrest and incarceration of Empire Entertainment head Lucious Lyon. Knowing Lucious won’t be held much longer in prison, Cookie and her allies within the Lyon family make a desperate attempt to seize control of the company. But as the Lyons continue to battle each other, a bigger external threat emerges that could force them to unite.
Cast
as Lucious Lyon
as Cookie Lyon
as Hakeem Lyon
as Jamal Lyon
as Andre Lyon
as Porsha
as Anika Gibbons
as Tiana Brown
as Becky
as Carlos
as Rhonda Lyon
Episodes
The Devils Are Here 6.6
September 23, 2015
Still in federal lockup, Lucious is trying to run Empire from inside, while a headline-grabbing state prosecutor hangs …
Without a Country 8.0
September 30, 2015
Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it’s off to a bumpy start as everyone has diff…
Fires of Heaven 9.0
October 7, 2015
Anika secretly work together behind Lucious’ back to pull off a surprise performance that catches the eye of Pitbull. M…
Poor Yorick 8.0
October 14, 2015
The Lyons are still split into warring factions, but they all decide to shoot a music video that will capitalize on Hak…
Be True 6.0
October 21, 2015
Over at Lyon Dynasty, Cookie and Anika work together with Laz to throw “Cookie Lyon’s Block Party,” a big event to laun…
A High Hope for a Low Heaven 9.0
November 4, 2015
Lucious and Cookie must put aside their differences and work together as parents to protect their family and keep them …
True Love Never 6.7
November 11, 2015
Lucious begins to strategize the ascension of Empire from record label into global music monolith, so he looks into sta…
My Bad Parts 9.3
November 18, 2015
Lucious, eager to assert his power, releases a rap by Freda challenging Hakeem as his heir. Not to be outdone in Luciou…
Sinned Against 9.0
November 25, 2015
Cookie and her sister, Candace, team up with a former prison mate to rescue their sister, Carol. Back at Empire, Jamal …
Et Tu, Brute 9.5
December 2, 2015
Lucious makes a reckless play for the streaming service that he believes will make him the most powerful man in music, …
Death Will Have His Day 7.0
March 30, 2016
After losing the company he built, Lucious announces he will stop at nothing to regain his power, but Cookie has her ow…
A Rose by Any Other Name 5.2
April 6, 2016
With Hakeem acting as Empire’s CEO, Camilla sinks her claws further and further into him. The rest of the Lyon family t…
The Tameness of a Wolf 8.0
April 13, 2016
Tensions between Lucious and his sons continue to rise. Back at Lyon Dynasty, Lucious aims to direct his most emotional…
Time Shall Unfold 8.5
April 20, 2016
Lucious releases his new music video, as he manipulates and sabotages those around him to regain his CEO position at Em…
More Than Kin 8.0
April 27, 2016
With help from Andre, Lucious hosts a fundraiser, as part of his campaign to prove to the board that he should return a…
The Lyon Who Cried Wolf 9.0
May 4, 2016
A wrench is thrown into Lucious’ deeply personal music video about his mother, when Andre discovers a dark secret. Mean…
Rise by Sin 7.0
May 4, 2016
Hakeem feels the pressure of his underwhelming fiancé, Laura, as he struggles to find a place for her both in his famil…
Past Is Prologue 7.3
May 18, 2016
After a life-changing experience, Jamal refuses to make music until his family ends its seemingly endless cycle of viol…