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Empire S6E4 — Tell the Truth

7.5

Empire•Season 6•Episode 4

Tell the Truth

7.5/10 · 130 votesOct 15, 201943 min

Ranked #3 of 18 in Season 6•+0.3 vs season avg

A happy family occasion brings the Lyon family back together, but it becomes apparent that no one seems to see eye-to-eye. Lucious, unhappy with how Empire and the Empire movie are progressing, springs into action and comes face-to-face with demons from his past. Meanwhile, Cookie

Directed byBille Woodruff

Written byJamie Rosengard, Michael C. Martin

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Cast14

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Lucious Lyon

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Cookie Lyon

Bryshere Y. Gray

Bryshere Y. Gray

Hakeem Lyon

Trai Byers

Trai Byers

Andre Lyon

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Becky

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Ta'Rhonda Jones

Porsha

Serayah

Serayah

Tiana Brown

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Giselle Sims-Barker

Meta Golding

Meta Golding

Teri Lyon

A.Z. Kelsey

A.Z. Kelsey

Jeff Kingsley

Rhyon Nicole Brown

Rhyon Nicole Brown

Maya

Mario

Mario

Devon

Crew3

J

Jamie Rosengard

Writer

Bille Woodruff

Bille Woodruff

Director

M

Michael C. Martin

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Tell the Truth" is episode 4 of Empire season 6. It scored 7.5/10 from 130 votes, ranking #3 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Bille Woodruff and written by Jamie Rosengard, Michael C. Martin, it aired on October 15, 2019.

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