‘Empire’ Final Episode Airs Tuesday | Possible Cookie Spin-Off

UB has been there from the start! The Fox drama, musical series “Empire” debuted January 7th, 2015.

For the premiere, UB partnered with Fox held a free advance screening of episode 1, at the Mall of America, a week before broadcast. So it makes sense that we would be there in the end.

April 21st, Fox will air the final episode of “Empire.”

Episode 18 of Season 6 will be the final episode of the show. It wasn’t originally scheduled to be the series finale. Empire was originally set to end with a mystery being solved in episode 20. Several television shows had to halt production, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Empire creators and executive producers Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, released the following statement;

“The success of Empire and bringing the Lyon family to broadcast television will always be one of the proudest achievements of my career. This show is the definition of breaking barriers. Thank you to our incredible cast, especially Terrence and Taraji, along with our amazing writers and tireless crew, for all of their hard work and bringing this story to life,” Daniels said. “I think there’s more to do with these characters, and I’m heartbroken we aren’t getting to shoot the finale we wanted—at least not yet. But you know what they say in television? Stay tuned! To the Empire!”

Danny Strong added, “The episode airing on April 21 was never meant to be the series finale, but due to current events it will likely be the last one our fans will see for a while. We had an ending for the series planned that we all loved, and hopefully someday we’ll be able to film it and give the series its proper conclusion.”

A potential spin-off with Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon is in talks with Fox.

The Lyons Reflect on The Past and Look to The Future; Home is on the Way

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, while continuing to support Yana (Kiandra Richardson) and her rise to stardom.

When the Lyons face their biggest threat yet, Lucious prepares for the battle of his life and realizes that in the end, family is what matters the most.

Cast: Terrence DaShon Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Bryshere ‘Yazz’ Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Serayah McNeill as Tiana, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Ta’Rhonda Jones as Porsha, Wood Harris as Damon, Meta Golding as Teri, Katlynn Simone as Treasure, Rhyon Nicole Brown as Maya, Nicole Ari Parker as Giselle Sims-Barker, A.Z. Kelsey as Jeff Kingsley, Mario as Devon and Vivica A. Fox as Candace.

Tuesday, April 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.