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Actor Terrance Howard and actress Taraji P. Henson will star in the upcoming Fox drama series “Empire“.  The additional great news is that super-producer, Timbaland, has signed on as the official songwriter and producer for the show pilot.

 

“Empire”, which was written by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, is a fictional story about an overachieving businessman Lucious Lyon (Howard). Set within the backdrop of hip-hop, Lyon is on a mission to make his company, Empire Entertainment, bigger than life by going public.

 

While Lyon goes above and beyond to maintain Empire Ent., his wife Cookie Lyon (Henson) is ready to take back what’s hers – after spending 17 years in prison for dealing drugs. Apparently, the drug money has been the bread and butter for Empire Ent.. 

 

Sounds interesting…will you be watching if/when “Empire” comes to television?