Its a wrap, people; for fans who are still keenly interested and seeing the Fox series, Empire, as it has been confirmed that the 18th episode of the sixth season of the show will be the last episode of the show for now, since another episode of the show cannot be shot due to the prevailing cases of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision to abruptly end the show, Empire, due to the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed by the executive producers and co-creators of the show, Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, in separate statements.
According to Lee Daniels, he stated that “The success of Empire and bringing the Lyon family to broadcast television will always be one of the proudest achievements of my career. This show is the definition of breaking barriers. Thank you to our incredible cast, especially Terrence and Taraji, along with our amazing writers and tireless crew, for all of their hard work and bringing this story to life. I think there’s more to do with these characters, and I’m heartbroken we aren’t getting to shoot the finale we wanted—at least not yet. But you know what they say on television? Stay tuned! To the Empire!”
For Danny Strong, his statement read thus, “We’re so proud of this show and of everything this incredible cast – led by Taraji and Terrence- and crew accomplished over six seasons. The episode airing on April 21 was never meant to be the series finale, but due to current events (COVID-19 pandemic), it will likely be the last one our fans will see for a while. We had an ending for the series planned that we all loved, and hopefully, someday we’ll be able to film it and give the series its proper conclusion. But we hope everyone tunes in to our last original episode because the work done by our cast and crew deserves to be seen by the widest audience possible. Big thank you to Fox for being our home for these many years. And here’s hoping this isn’t the end!”
