
Kelly Rowland will guest star as Lucious Lyon's mother (7/7) Source. Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, and Lenny Kravitz will be guest stars (5/12) Source. Raven-Symoné will return for the second season. Taraji P Henson promised Courtney Love that she would return to season 2. Likely guest stars for the second season of Empire are Common and Oprah Winfrey. Amber Riley has shown interest on playing a role. #Empire season 2 episode 1 download series#
Serayah was promoted to series regular for season two. Gabourey Sidibe and Ta'Rhonda Jones are main cast regulars for season two.
"Season 2 will pick up three months after the shocking arrest and incarceration of Empire Entertainment head Lucious Lyon." Source. Lucious Lyon will return, and Jamal and Cookie's relationship may deteriorate after the events of the first season finale. Shannon Brown as Dwight Walker / Young Lucious Lyon (0/18). Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Officer McKnight (0/18). Rafael de La Fuente as Michael Sanchez (1/18). Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha Taylor (1/18). Gabourey Sidibe as Becky Williams (1/18). Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon (1/18). For the season premiere, the ratings remain high, compared to the series premiere. It received a 79 out of 100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Actresses Gabourey Sidibe ( Becky Williams), Ta'Rhonda Jones ( Porsha Taylor), and Serayah ( Tiana Brown) were promoted to the main cast for the second season, while Malik Yoba ( Vernon Turner) would not return after his character's death.īased on early reviews, Empire's second season has recieved positive reviews. On the aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, the season earned a 95% rating based on 19 reviews, indicating critical acclaim. Season Two, meanwhile, has ten main roles, with seven of the main characters reprising their roles from Season 1, and three recurring characters promoted to regular cast members. The second season follows the competition for the company, three months later after Lucious' incarceration.
The show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The season was produced by 20th Century Fox Television, in association with Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions, and Little Chickens, Inc, with Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, and Ilene Chaiken as the showrunners. On January 17, 2015, only after 2 episodes had aired for the first season, a second season was confirmed. The season airs at 9pm (ET) every Wednesday, and it consists of 18 episodes. The second season of Empire premiered on September 23, 2015 on FOX.