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Empire S5E17 — My Fate Cries Out

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Empire•Season 5•Episode 17

My Fate Cries Out

7.1/10 · 154 votesMay 1, 201943 min

Ranked #5 of 18 in Season 5•+0.4 vs season avg

Cookie gets picked up by AUSA Conway, while Lucious is visited by his past. Becky, Hakeem and Andre devise a plan to save Empire by putting on a show with special guests Sevyn Streeter and Ty Dolla $ign. Meanwhile, Andre helps Empire by getting help

Directed byPaul McCrane

Written byCameron Johnson, Janeika James, Jasheika James

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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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Cameron Johnson

Cameron Johnson

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Janeika James

Writer

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Jasheika James

Writer

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

Director

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Richard S. Lederer

Producer

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Episode Summary

"My Fate Cries Out" is episode 17 of Empire season 5. It scored 7.1/10 from 154 votes, ranking #5 of 18 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Paul McCrane and written by Cameron Johnson, Janeika James, Jasheika James, it aired on May 1, 2019.

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