An "Empire" Spinoff May Be In The Works

Empire has proved to a huge success, pulling
in big numbers with its season 2 premiere last
week.

Naturally, any time something makes a
big splash, the big guns start to see dollar
signs and call for more of the same (see the
many rumors already circulating about 90s
rap biopics following Straight Outta Compton ).
Rather than a cheap imitation however
(though we'll probably see a couple), Fox is
looking into hosting a proper spinoff from the
show, something creator Lee Daniels has had
in mind for a while now.
“If there’s a character … that feels original
enough, has enough momentum and enough
of a storytelling engine, we will definitely look
to spin Empire off for next season,” said, Dana
Walde, Fox TV Group's co-chief.
Daniels picked Cookie as the potential spinoff
star a little while back, but no official
decisions have been made. "There’s so much
ripe story that we’ve talked about already," he
said of a show centering around Mrs Lyon.
"Cookie’s family, what makes her her. That in
itself is fascinating to me."
Which character would you like to see get their
own prime time slot? Let us know in the
comments.