Empire features a large ensemble cast following the lives of the Lyon family as they struggle to attain what they believe is rightfully theirs. In this musical soap opera an assortment of issues are addressed such as sexuality, expectations, inheritance, and most importantly family. The Lyon family is not your typical household with a celebrity father and an ex-con for mother this family is not easily relatable in the typical sense. However Empire finds a way to show relationships that can be quite familiar to many people’s lives. Relationships such as a distant parent, a disapproving and unaccepting father, and even favoritism between children. Empire breaks society’s mold of a parent-child relationship by creating interfamily drama with each character. This odd mix
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This mixture also creates several interesting storylines for the series.
In the pilot multiple storylines are spread out over five acts and a teaser. The teaser (twelve scenes) introduces us to our main cast. When the first scene rolls we are introduced to Lucious Lyon (played by Terrance Howard) a drug dealer turned rapper turned music mogul and the patriarch of the Lyon family. Lucious is the CEO and founder of the world famous Empire Entertainment record company. Early into the teaser we learn that Luscious plans to choose and groom an heir to one day take over the company. It’s hinted that this sudden announcement is related to Lucious’ health as we briefly see him undergoing several medical exams at the start of the episode (1:02). With his mortality seemingly in question he begins to determine a successor chosen from one of his three sons. Lucious’ candidates include his eldest son Andre (played by Trai Byers). Andre despite being highly intelligent and well educated seems to be ostracized by his father for his lack of musical ability. This is seen when Lucious tells Andre that the company should be celebrity run ( ). Also among
This mixture also creates several interesting storylines for the series.
In the pilot multiple storylines are spread out over five acts and a teaser. The teaser (twelve scenes) introduces us to our main cast. When the first scene rolls we are introduced to Lucious Lyon (played by Terrance Howard) a drug dealer turned rapper turned music mogul and the patriarch of the Lyon family. Lucious is the CEO and founder of the world famous Empire Entertainment record company. Early into the teaser we learn that Luscious plans to choose and groom an heir to one day take over the company. It’s hinted that this sudden announcement is related to Lucious’ health as we briefly see him undergoing several medical exams at the start of the episode (1:02). With his mortality seemingly in question he begins to determine a successor chosen from one of his three sons. Lucious’ candidates include his eldest son Andre (played by Trai Byers). Andre despite being highly intelligent and well educated seems to be ostracized by his father for his lack of musical ability. This is seen when Lucious tells Andre that the company should be celebrity run ( ). Also among