Fox announces season 3 premiere date

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June 17, 2016 4:40 PM

Mark your calendars as Fox has announced the premiere date for the third season of its hit series "Empire."

Cookie and Lucious Lyon in "Empire"

Fox has announced that its hit series "Empire"

According to the Network, the third season will premiere on Wednesday, September 21, 2016.

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"Empire" stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, Trai Byers, Grace Gealey, Kaitlin Doubleday, Gabourey Sidibe, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Serayah McNeill.

It has also featured guest appearances by celebrities like Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Marisa Tomei, Naomi Campbell, Ludacris, Adam Rodriguez, Vivica A. Fox, Rosie O’ Donnell and Andre Royo.

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"Empire" centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company.

The show returned for its second season on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. In undefined, Lucious got married, and the season ended with the possible death of a Lyon.

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With 35 nominations, the FOX show was the most-nominated television series last season, and was named a Top 10 Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute. In 2016, Taraji P Henson won Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama.

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