Without a Country 

Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it's off to a bumpy start as everyone has different visions for the new label. As his first project for the new ... See full summary »

Director:

Dee Rees

Writers:

Lee Daniels (created by), Danny Strong (created by)

Stars:

Terrence Howard, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Terrence Howard	...	Lucious Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray	...	Hakeem Lyon
Jussie Smollett	...	Jamal Lyon
Trai Byers	...	Andre Lyon
Grace Byers	...	Anika Calhoun (as Grace Gealey)
Kaitlin Doubleday	...	Rhonda Lyon
Gabourey Sidibe	...	Becky (credit only)
Ta'Rhonda Jones	...	Porsha (credit only)
Serayah	...	Tiana Brown
Taraji P. Henson	...	Cookie Lyon
Rafael de la Fuente	...	Michael Sanchez
Ludacris	...	Officer McKnight
Andre Royo	...	Thirsty Rawlings
Tyra Ferrell	...	Roxanne Ford
Kelly Rowland	...	Leah Walker

Storyline

Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it's off to a bumpy start as everyone has different visions for the new label. As his first project for the new company, Hakeem decides to form a girl group and woos a hot Latina lead singer proving that he can be more than just an artist.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | girl group | leaked album | bail hearing | flashback | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Did You Know?

Quotes

Andre Lyon: [to Lucious] Here I stand: contrite, remorseful, humble And yet you look at me like I'm some kind of mutant? Why do you hate me?

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Soundtracks

Empire Opening Theme
Written by Fil Eisler

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2015 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Television, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD