Name: Empire
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music

Empire Episode 5.02 Pay For Their Presumptions

Empire Episode 5.02 Pay For Their Presumptions

Episode Premiere

October 3, 2018

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Music

Production Company

20th Century Fox Television

Official Site

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

Information

Episode Premiere

October 3, 2018

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

John Krokidas

Screenwriter

Yolonda E. Lawrence, Carlito Rodriguez

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

Kaitlynn Simone
Toby Onwumere
Pej Vahdat
James T. Alfred
Ashley Livingston
Claudette Burchett
Japhet Balaban
Al'Jaleel McGhee
LDorado Jonez
Maurice Cobige
Andrew Perez
Brandi Jiminez Lee
Adriana Leonard
Anthony Irons
Skylan Brooks

Synopsis

Cookie and Lucious learn the difficulties of launching an artist without Empire Entertainment's resources, and their future with new artist Treasure (guest star Kaitlynn Simone) is jeopardized.

So when they receive two interesting offers that will launch them back into power in the music industry, they make a surprising decision. Meanwhile, Jamal decides to put his family first and move back to New York, leaving Kai (guest star Toby Onwumere) with some tough decisions.