Empire

Lucious Lyon, the head of a music empire, learns he has a disease and must choose one of his sons to take over his reign, Lucious' ex-wife tries to claim her share after being released from prison.

Lucious has to defend Empire's IPO launch after one of his artists is involved in a shooting, Cookie hears about Lucious' plans for a huge performance for Hakeem, but not Jamal, Bunkie's murder is investigated.

The Lyons go to Philadelphia, where they see what their lives could have been like if Lucious hadn't been successful, another woman causes tension between Hakeem and hip-hop star Tianna.

Lucious tries to steal a major artist from his rival, Jamal works on composing original music, Cookie works on her relationship with Hakeem.

Cookie receives an anonymous gift she suspects may be a veiled threat from a person from her past, Lucious takes charge of Hakeem's video shoot.

Vernon finds himself in a sticky situation, Jamal's drive and ambition cause trouble in his relationships, a mystery woman from the family's past shows up.