EMPIRE SEASON 3
On January 15, 2016, FOX has confirmed the renewal of “Empire” for a third season. “Empire” Season 3 premiere is slated for Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 9:00-10:00 PM, on FOX.
‘Empire’: What’s Coming Next in Season 3
1. WE WILL FIND OUT WHO WENT OVER THAT BALCONY
The Season 2 finale ended with Rhonda and Anika getting into an ugly brawl, after the latter confesses to pushing the former down the stairs. As the two get more aggressive, one (or both) seems to fall off a 30-story balcony, but it’s unclear who it was.
Chaiken says that one of them did likely die in that scene and audiences will find out who it is early in Season 22. “We love both of these characters and both of these actresses — and it’s hard to think about losing either one of them. In this instance, there’s no character motivation to consider: One of them is simply going to win the fight, and the other is likely to be gone
2. HAKEEM WILL BE LEFT REELING
After Laura left him at the altar, Hakeem will be left struggling not only to move on, but to build up his reputation back up after a challenging few months. “[Hakeem] suffered humiliation after humiliation over the course of Season 2. He really made a noble effort to be a better man, and he did grow up some, but everything he tried ultimately came back at him,” Chaiken told TVLine. “His failures were public. So, first and foremost, Hakeem needs to regain his dignity, and hip-hop is going to play a big part of that. Given who Hakeem is, though, you can expect him to get into some trouble.”3. JAMAL WILL BE CHANGED BY HIS RECOVERY PROCESS
In the penultimate episode of Season 2, Jamal ended up taking a bullet for Lucious. He was recovering in the finale, still confined to a wheelchair. But it’s the emotional recovery that’s going to have an impact on him in the coming season.“It changes him and impact him in huge and small ways,” Chaiken explained, per The Hollywood Reporter, also adding, “The next season is, for Jamal, largely about recovery. As I said, physical pain, emotional trauma and all of the revelations that come to a head in this finale about who his family is and whether or not that’s who they’re destined to be.”
4. COOKIE WILL BE DEVASTATED BY LUCIOUS'S MARRIAGE
Cookie and Lucious had grown close again toward the end of the second season, with the latter hinting strongly at a romantic reconciliation. But after he was forced to marry Anika to prevent her from testifying against him, Cookie is devastated — and she made it known in the finale, turning to her sons and saying, “I love you and I’ll always do my best for my family, but your father and I are through. ”She intends to stick to that promise, as Chaiken recently told THR. “She’s not leaving the family; she’s not leaving the company. She and Lucious will always be in one another’s lives and in one another’s faces, but Cookie made a vow. And Cookie is a woman of her word so let’s see what that vow looks like and what that turns out for her,” he said.
5. ANDRE WILL EMBARK ON A 'HUGE JOURNEY'
In the last moment of the finale, Andre is seen screaming, “No!” as either Rhonda or Anika go over the balcony. The presumed death of one of the women will have a significant impact on Andre’s life in Season 3, according to Chaiken.“We leave Andre in a very precarious and potentially devastating place. I’m not going to answer who it is that went over the edge, if indeed someone did – and I would venture that it sure sounded like someone went over – but Andre is about to go on a huge journey,” he said. “Andre is really going to come to grips with some things that he’s battled in his own nature and we heard Rhonda set him up for it and challenge him for it. Rhonda is going to continue to be a voice in his head challenging him for it so I think Andre is about to have the biggest story we’ve ever told for Andre.
6. WE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT TARIQ AND SHAYNE
The Season 2 finale introduced two characters: Tariq, who is Lucious’s half-hour and one of his big adversaries; and Shyne (above), who was an old acquaintance of Lucious and Cookie’s. “Tariq is going to be a big character in our third season. Both Tariq and the other character that we introduced finally in the finale, Shine Johnson, who has been teased since the pilot of Empire. Both of those men are going to feature in major stories in season three.”7. EXPECT MORE GUEST STARS
Though this season (hopefully) won’t go as overboard with guest stars as the first half of Season 2 did, audiences can still expect some famous faces to pop up on future Empire episodes. Case in point? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mariah Carey is now set to guest star on Season 3. The famed singer will play Kitty, a superstar collaborating with Jamal on an explosive new tune. When their duet hits a few obstacles, Kitty helps Jamal dig deep to overcome personal difficulties and reach a musical breakthrough. Her episode is set to air on Ocober. 5.
Taye Diggs, rapper French Montana, singer Sierra McClain, singer Kid Cudi, and rapper Birdman are also expected to appear on the upcoming season. Per TVLine, Diggs will play Angelo Duboi, a city councilman hailing from a respected and affluent New York family. Meanwhile, Birdman will play himself while Montana has been tapped to play a music mogul named Vaughn.
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