Empire

American musical drama television series
TVSeries television_series Q16992512
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Empire

Summary

Empire is a television series[1]. Empire ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Empire is the creator of Lee Daniels[3].
  • Empire is the creator of Danny Strong[4].
  • Empire's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Empire's genre is drama television series[6].
  • Empire's genre is soap opera[7].
  • Empire's genre is LGBT-related television series[8].
  • A cast member of Empire was Terrence Howard[9].
  • A cast member of Empire was Taraji P. Henson[10].
  • A cast member of Empire was Bryshere Y. Gray[11].
  • A cast member of Empire was Jussie Smollett[12].
  • A cast member of Empire was Trai Byers[13].
  • A cast member of Empire was Grace Byers[14].
  • A cast member of Empire was Malik Yoba[15].
  • A cast member of Empire was Kaitlin Doubleday[16].
  • A cast member of Empire was Gabourey Sidibe[17].
  • A cast member of Empire was Ta'Rhonda Jones[18].
  • A cast member of Empire was Serayah McNeill[19].
  • Empire's production company is recorded as 20th Century Fox Television[20].
  • Empire's director of photography is recorded as Andrew Dunn[21].
  • Empire's discography is recorded as Empire discography[22].
  • The original language of Empire was English[23].
  • Empire's Commons category is recorded as Empire (2015 TV series)[24].
  • Empire was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • Empire's original broadcaster is recorded as Fox Broadcasting Company[26].
  • Empire's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Terrence Howard[9], Taraji P. Henson[10], Bryshere Y. Gray[11], Jussie Smollett[12], Trai Byers[13], and Grace Byers[14]. Created works include Lee Daniels[3], a film director[28], b. 1959[29], of United States[30], awarded the Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award[31] and Danny Strong[4], an actor[32], b. 1974[33], of United States[34], awarded the Writers Guild of America Award[35].

Publication

The original language of Empire was English[23]. Genres include drama television series[6], soap opera[7], and LGBT-related television series[8]. Empire was distributed by video on demand[25].

Why It Matters

Empire ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,359 views/month).[2] Empire has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Empire is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → Empire
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13959]]: Empire, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/278977627|Empire エンパイア 成功の代償 (#278977627)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7657|‎Eiga.com dra"
  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 142147
    P14821 → 3228904
    Soundtrack release → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 3228904, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 21w ago · Moebeus · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1412263'}, {'amount': '+1455534'}, {'amount': '+1370000'} +5
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 16:9
    Topic's main category → Category:Empire (2015 TV series)
    Creator → —
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P406]]: [[Q21676053]]"
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