What You're Missing If You're Not Watching Empire

This cast is such an excellent mix of new and familiar faces. Terrence Howard stars opposite the aforementioned Henson, heading up the family as Lucious, a morally questionable hip-hop mogul. Gabourey Sidibe plays a fashionable assistant, and you're going to love all the fresh faces: Bryshere Y. Gray (aka Yazz the Greatest) plays Lucious and Cookie's youngest son, an aspiring hip-hop star, while Jussie Smollett is the middle son, a gay songwriter struggling with his father's disapproval. Both are legitimate artists off the show, and they're pitch-perfect on screen.