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Empire S5E12 — Shift and Save Yourself

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Empire•Season 5•Episode 12

Shift and Save Yourself

5.4/10 · 182 votesMar 27, 201943 min

Ranked #18 of 18 in Season 5•−1.3 vs season avg

Cookie is offered a career game-changer that would put her future in the family business in jeopardy. Jamal works diligently to try to make Tiana and Treasure's track a success, as Lucious, Cookie and Giselle deliberate future plans for Hakeem and the rest of the

Directed byDianne Houston

Written byMatt Pyken, Thomas Westfall

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Cast13

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

Gabourey Sidibe

Becky

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Giselle Sims-Barker

Chet Hanks

Chet Hanks

Blake Sterling

A.Z. Kelsey

A.Z. Kelsey

Jeff Kingsley

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Matt Pyken

Writer

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Dianne Houston

Director

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Thomas Westfall

Writer

R

Richard S. Lederer

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Shift and Save Yourself" is episode 12 of Empire season 5. It scored 5.4/10 from 182 votes, ranking #18 of 18 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Dianne Houston and written by Matt Pyken, Thomas Westfall, it aired on March 27, 2019.

Next: E13 · Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds Best of Season 5