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Empire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Empire (1984): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Depicts the pressure-cooker life at giant Empire Industries, a conglomerate whose chairman's operating philosophy is "anxiety breeds excellence." His terror-stricken management staff vie with each other in ruthlessness, back-biting and double-dealing.

Series details

  • Title: Empire
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Premiere date: 1984-01-04
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1984-02-01
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 44999
  • IMDb ID: tt0086706
  • TVDB ID: 78789

Cast and credited roles

  • Dennis Dugan — Ben Christian
  • Patrick Macnee — Calvin Cromwell
  • Maureen Arthur — Peg
  • Christine Belford — Jackie Willow
  • Caren Kaye — Meredith
  • Richard Masur — Jack Willow
  • Michael McGuire — Edward Roland
  • Dick O'Neill — Arthur Broderick
  • Howard Platt — Roger Martinson
  • Edward Winter — T. Howard Daniels
  • Patricia Elliott — Renee
  • Paul Willson — Bill

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1984-01-04; final listed air date 1984-02-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Empire on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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