COVID-19 continues to affect Hollywood and the Lyons family isn’t exempt. The 18th episode of Empire‘s sixth season will be the series finale—at least for now.
Due to the pandemic and strict orders of social distancing in many states, the storyline, featuring stars Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and their fictional family, has been cut short.
According to Deadline, Empire was originally set to end with a mystery being solved in episode 20. This is the second time the storyline has been changed, as the original plans were scrapped to accommodate the absence of Jussie Smollett, who was released from his contract after being accused of lying about a hate crime. (Those charges were dismissed, but the actor is now being charged by a special