Empire is a 2016 English-language show created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong. The series was Produced by Attica Locke, Malcolm Spellman, Loucas George, Dianne Houston and Craig Brewer under the banner of Imagine Television in collaboration with Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions, Little Chicken Inc. and 20th Century Fox Television. airing on Fox. On April 30, 2019, Fox renewed the show for the sixth season and final season, and the first without Smollett, who was confirmed to not be returning after he was charged with filing a false police report in an incident where he allegedly was assaulted by two men he claimed were Trump supporters. Empire features Terrence Howard in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers, Grace Byers and Malik Yoba. The music was composed by Fil Eisler along with Rodney Jerkins, Ester Dean, Jim Beanz and Et Al. Cinematography was done by Andrew Dunn and Paul M. Sommers. The show has a running time of 42 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 102 episodes during it's run of 6 seasons. The Film was successful at box office. Empire was made on a budget of $4 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $18 million. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by 20th Television. On April 30, 2019, Fox renewed the show for the sixth season and final season, and the first without Smollett, who was confirmed to not be returning after he was charged with filing a false police report in an incident where he allegedly was assaulted by two men he claimed were Trump supporters.