Empire — S01E01 — Pilot
2015 · 48 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 1,138 VOTES · DIR. Lee Daniels
Overview
Lucious Lyon is the head of a music empire whose reign has been unchallenged for years. But all that changes when he learns he has a disease and must choose one of his three sons to take over: Andre, Jamal or Hakeem. Complicating matters is their mother and Lucious’ ex-wife, Cookie, who emerges from prison to claim her share.
Dialogue Timeline — 806 lines
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00:00:02 ♪ I would tell you that I love you tonight
00:02:45 Now, let's go up on deck and see my sons.
00:04:37 I hope you're ready to make your big announcement.
00:06:24 growing up in the projects to overcome poverty the way that I did.
00:08:30 Cookie's coming home.
00:10:27 Why?
00:12:41 Oh, my God. How? I don't know.
00:15:03 You really, uh...
00:16:52 Is it little Halle Berry over here?
00:18:52 ♪ She workin' that nookie thang
00:20:37 Candy.
00:22:28 Look, Mal, this is the last time
00:23:50 Are you listening to me? Yes, I'm listening.
00:26:08 ♪ For pain
00:27:56 Okay.
00:29:47 You got him.
00:31:42 ♪ Whoa
00:33:55 What's wrong with you?
00:35:23 Shut up, you little punk. It's your fault!
00:37:14 I need 3 million.
00:39:14 I'm gonna come out.
00:41:07 Now, you're the only one that could truly run this company.
00:43:55 HAKEEM: ♪ What's that over there? That that... right there ♪
00:45:55 ALL: To the Empire!
Cast & Characters
Terrence Howard
Lucious Lyon
Taraji P. Henson
Cookie Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray
Hakeem Lyon
Jussie Smollett
Jamal Lyon
Trai Byers
Andre Lyon
Grace Byers
Anika Calhoun
Kaitlin Doubleday
Rhonda Lyon
Malik Yoba
Vernon Turner
Gabourey Sidibe
Becky
Rafael de la Fuente
Michael Sanchez
Tasha Smith
Carol Hardaway
Antoine McKay
Bunkie Williams
Jennifer Joan Taylor
Dr. Shahani
Carolyn Hoerdemann
Prison Guard
Genis Drake
Young Jamal
Chris Redd
Roger
Thomas Gaitsch
Lawyer
Olivia Washington
Dee
Jacki Hydock
Jackie
Erica Faye Watson
Danielle
Samuel Evan Horowitz
Boxer
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed806
Dialogue density16.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:45:55
Production Record
DirectorLee Daniels
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,138
Factoids
Episode
Empire, season 1, episode 1: Pilot.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61733/season/1/episode/1
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