Kiandra Richardson

Two years have passed and the Lyons have yet to reclaim Empire. The family has experienced unimagined tragedies and now must join forces to rebuild from scratch.

Cookie confronts Damon about why he lied to her. Andre is forced to deal with an unforeseen family complication. Becky and Giselle try to get the star power they need from their first Bossy Media artist. Tiana helps Devon find his sound.

In the midst of the Bossyfest launch and the fight to regain control of Empire, Cookie reflects on her life and the woman she has become. Lucious finds it impossible to deny his feelings for Cookie and prepares for the battle of his life.

After realising music is her real first love, Cookie makes moves to get back into the music world. Lucious tries to regain control of Empire by sabotaging Andre's vision for the company.

Cookie becomes frustrated with Lucious, who is struggling to accept their relationship is over. Upon being shut out of the ASA nominations, the women of Bossy choose Melody to take their performance slot. Teri confronts Andre over his lies.

Lucious hunts for a record deal for Yana, but is met with surprising feedback from the label executives; Cookie struggles with her inability to shake memories of the secret she's kept for so many years; Kingsley pushes for more control.