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Empire S4E1 — Noble Memory

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Empire•Season 4•Episode 1

Noble Memory

7.5/10 · 257 votesSep 27, 201743 min

Ranked #7 of 18 in Season 4•matches the season avg

In celebration of Empire's 20th Anniversary, Lucious makes his first public appearance since the explosion in Las Vegas, but still has no memory of his family, Empire or his life before the accident. A devastated Cookie struggles to rebuild her relationship with him, while keeping

Directed bySanaa Hamri

Written byBrett Mahoney

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Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Cookie Lyon

Bryshere Y. Gray

Bryshere Y. Gray

Hakeem Lyon

Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett

Jamal Lyon

Trai Byers

Trai Byers

Andre Lyon

Gabourey Sidibe

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Becky

Grace Byers

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Anika Calhoun

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings

Xzibit

Xzibit

Shyne Johnson

Rumer Willis

Rumer Willis

Tory Ash

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Sanaa Hamri

Sanaa Hamri

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Brett Mahoney

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Richard S. Lederer

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Episode Summary

"Noble Memory" is episode 1 of Empire season 4. It scored 7.5/10 from 257 votes, ranking #7 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Sanaa Hamri and written by Brett Mahoney, it aired on September 27, 2017.

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