Gli ideatori della serie, Daniels e Strong.

***SUNDAY CALENDAR STORY FOR JANUARY 4, 2014. DO NOT USE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION**********NEW YORK, NEW YORK–DEC. 2, 2014–Lee Daniels, left, and Danny Strong, right, are creators of the Fox hip-hop drama “Empire.” Photographed in New York on Dec. 22, 2014. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)