Here’s how to watch Empire online, including whether the show is on major streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Featuring a cast headed by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, hip hop drama Empire debuted its first season on Fox back in 2015. A loose interpretation of the Shakespeare tragedy King Lear, the show stars Howard as music mogul Lucious Lyon – the head of the record label Empire Entertainment – and follows the many dramas that ensue as his family and foes grapple for control over the company.
Unfortunately for Empire fans, the show recently ended its six-season run in April 2020. Production was halted prematurely by the coronavirus outbreak too, meaning fans only got 18 episodes in Empire’s final season rather than the 20 that were originally planned. While the series finale was patched together from what footage the crew already had, Empire co-creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong and showrunner Brett Mahoney are hopeful they’ll be able to give the show the finale it deserves once it’s safe to start filming again.
Whether Daniels, Strong and Mahoney will be able to pull that off remains to be seen but in the meantime, fans can always rewatch the Lyon family saga online. While the show isn’t currently available in the Netflix library, all six seasons and 120 episodes of Empire are on Hulu. Prime has all six seasons of Empire too, but unfortunately, they’re not currently free to watch with Prime membership. Individual episodes of the show are, however, available to purchase from $1.99 and full seasons are priced from $9.99.
If Hulu or Prime aren’t an option, there are still other ways to watch Empire without shelling out for a Blu-ray. The Microsoft Store has full seasons priced between $19.99 and $24.99 to purchase, with individual episodes costing $2.99. The iTunes Store offers a slightly cheaper deal with some seasons available to download for just $9.99, while others are priced at $24.99. iTunes also offers seasons 1 to 5 of Empire as a bundle for $64.99.
There could be other ways to watch Empire online in the not-too-distant future too. A couple of months ago Fox acquired the San Francisco-based, ad-supported streaming service Tubi in a $440 million deal. Fox recently added its reality TV hit The Masked Singer to the Tubi library also, so there’s a good chance that Empire could be available via the streaming service as Fox adds more of its own content down the line.