Name: Empire
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music

Empire Episode 2.17 Rise by Sin

Empire Episode 2.17 Rise by Sin

Episode Premiere

May 11, 2016

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Music

Production Company

20th Century Fox Television

Official Site

http://www.fox.com/empire/

Information

Episode Premiere

May 11, 2016

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Music

Period

2015 - 2020

Production Co

20th Century Fox Television

Distributor

Fox

Official Site

http://www.fox.com/empire/

Cast and Crew

Director

Paul McCrane

Screenwriter

Ayanna Floyd Davis, Jamie Rosengard

Main Cast

Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon
Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon
Malik Yoba
Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon
Serayah
Trai Byers as Andre Lyon
Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun
Kaitlin Doubleday
Gabourey Sidibe as Becky
Ta'Rhonda Jones
Xzibit as Leslie "Shyne" Johnson
Morocco Omari
Bre-Z
Rumer Willis

Additional Cast

Andre Royo
Mike Moh
Bre-Z
Morocco Omari
Tasha Mith
Tobias Truvillion
Jane Hannemann

Synopsis

Hakeem feels the pressure of his underwhelming fiance, Laura, as he struggles to find a place for her both in his family and his career. Cookie finally reveals to Jamal the truth behind what happened to Freda's father, prompting Jamal to warn Freda of his family's ulterior motives. Meanwhile, despite his frustration with the family, Jamal makes a sacrifice for Lucious from which it will be hard to recover.