Taraji P. Henson in ‘Person of Interest’
Person of Interest star Taraji P. Henson is set to reunite with her Hustle & Flow castmate Terrence Howard for a new Fox family drama, Empire , which has been ordered to pilot with an eye toward series.
Written and executive produced by The Butler ‘s Lee Daniels and Game Change ‘s Danny Strong , Empire is set in the world of a hip-hop empire, where Taraji will play Cookie Lyon, the ex-wife and former business partner of music superstar Lucious Lyon (Howard).
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The outrageous and over-the-top Cookie has spent 17 years in prison for dealing drugs — money she funneled directly to Lucious’ then-fledgling music empire. Now she’s been released early for good behavior and she wants what’s hers.
The Mindy Project ‘s Jussie Smollet ( Jurnee Smollet ’s older brother) also joins the cast as Jamal Lyon, the son of Lucious who is a musical prodigy in his own right and could rise to superstardom if he desired.
As a gay man, he’s been rejected and judged by his father since childhood — which may explain why he steers clear of fame and prefers to keep his music “pure.”
[spotted via rollingout.com , tvguide.com ]
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