Fox Picks Up 'Empire' and 'Red Band Society' for 2014-15 Season

On the heels of greenlighting the Batman origin series Gotham, Fox has ordered both Lee Daniels' hip-hop drama Empire and the Octavia Spencer-starring Red Band Society to series for the 2014-15 season.

Empire is a family drama set in the world of a hip-hop empire and centering on Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), the head of a record label at the center of the series. Taraji P. Henson will play Cookie Lyon, the ex-wife of Lucious, and a total badass who has just been released from prison after serving 17 years for dealing drugs -- money she funneled into Lucious' then-fledgling music empire. Released for good behavior, she now wants what's hers. She's the real force behind his rise to superstardom and champions her son Jamal's (Jussie Smollett) career, but that puts her at odds with her ex, who has an issue with their son's homosexuality.

PREVIEW: 666 PARK AVENUE ("Downward Spiral")

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The first season of 666 PARK AVENUE continues on Sunday, November 11 at 10:01 p.m. ET on ABC.

In "Downward Spiral," Henry's political career continues to rise when he receives a special commendation from the Mayor for his heroic actions. However his exultation is tempered by Jane's ever-changing mood about staying at The Drake, where she no longer feels safe.

PREVIEW: 666 PARK AVENUE ("Diabolic")

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The first season of 666 PARK AVENUE continues on Sunday, November 4 at 10:01 p.m. ET on ABC.

In "Diabolic," the aftermath of the Dorans' Halloween party leaves everyone with an emotional and psychological hangover. Jane, traumatized by the terror she experienced, is even more devastated by the lack of support not only from the detectives investigating the case, but from Henry, leading to repercussions in their relationship.

PREVIEW: 666 PARK AVENUE ("A Crowd of Demons")

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The first season of 666 PARK AVENUE continues on Sunday, October 28 at 10:01 p.m. ET on ABC.

In "A Crowd of Demons," as Olivia works to put the finishing touches on the lobby for the annual Drake Halloween costume gala, it brings to mind another memorable Halloween night in 1929, when murder and mayhem reigned in the building. However, now it's Jane who finds herself in the crosshairs of the spirit from the suitcase.

Meanwhile, Gavin receives cryptic texts from an unknown source threatening Olivia's safety, and Henry meets a media consultant interested in propelling his political career. A jealous Brian questions Louise about her rendezvous with Dr. Evans while she was recovering from her elevator accident, and one of Gavin's most crucial personal possessions is missing by the end of the evening.

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PREVIEW: 666 PARK AVENUE ("Hero Complex")

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The first season of 666 PARK AVENUE continues on Sunday, October 21 at 10:01 p.m. ET on ABC. Fans will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from actor Dave Annable (Henry Martin), who will be up on Twitter at @DaveAnnable10 during the East Coast broadcast of the show.

In the episode, "Hero Complex," Henry learns that Gavin is under investigation for questionable real estate transactions, and must choose between loyalty to his boss or his friendship with Gavin. Jane, unaware of Henry's dilemma, has her own decision to make after she discovers the identity of the thief at The Drake. Meanwhile, the eerie apparition of the little girl reappears with a warning about the contents of the suitcase Jane retrieved, and Nona is troubled by alarming visions of Henry's future. Finally, Annie begs for Gavin's help when her "creation" of Kandinsky goes awry, and he offers her a dangerous quid pro quo as a solution.

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PREVIEW: 666 PARK AVENUE ("The Dead Don't Stay Dead")

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The first season of 666 PARK AVENUE continues on Sunday, October 14 at 10:01 p.m. ET on ABC.

In the episode titled "The Dead Don't Stay Dead," more mysteries begin to unfold at The Drake as Jane repeatedly glimpses a little girl - or an apparition? - who beckons her to a room with a strange suitcase.

Meanwhile, Henry and Jane are drawn closer to the Dorans, Gavin manipulates a possible career change for Henry, and Olivia shares a painful secret with Jane about her daughter Sasha's death ten years ago. Finally, Gavin offers to help Annie Morgan, a budding young journalist residing at the Drake, who suddenly discovers that anything that she writes becomes the truth -- with terrifying results.

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PREVIEW: 666 PARK AVENUE ("Murmurations")

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The first season of 666 PARK AVENUE continues on Sunday, October 7 at 10:01 p.m., ET.

In the episode titled "Murmurations," Jane makes a terrifying discovery about what lies behind the walls of The Drake as she begins to renovate Mr. Barlow's apartment.

Meanwhile, Henry wrestles with whether he should tip Gavin off to inside information he has on one of his big projects, and lonely Drake resident Danielle Vincent gets a much needed assist from Gavin with a romantic tryst with a business associate of his. Finally, Brian struggles with his continuing temptation for Alexis, and Jane determines to continue her investigation of the mysterious door in the basement.

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PREVIEW: 666 PARK AVENUE Series Premiere

What would you do to have everything you desire? Step inside 666 PARK AVENUE, New York's most seductive address. We all have some burning need, desire and ambition. For the residents of The Drake, the premier apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side, these will all be met - for a price - courtesy of the building's mysterious owner, Gavin Doran. But be careful what you wish for, because the price you may pay is your soul. ABC's wickedly sexy and spine-tingling new drama about fulfilling our deepest desires, 666 PARK AVENUE, will premiere Sunday, September 30 at 10:01 p.m., ET.

In the premiere episode, "Pilot," when Jane Van Veen (Rachael Taylor) and Henry Martin (Dave Annable), an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, arrive in New York City, the glamorous center of industry and media, they are offered the opportunity to manage the historic Drake by its wealthy owners, Gavin (Terry O'Quinn) and Olivia Duran (Vanessa Williams) - and the seduction begins. Jane, a small town girl with big ambitions, always knew she wanted to be an architect. Henry, a member of the Mayor's staff, is grounded, intelligent and tenacious. They are lured by the intoxicating lifestyle of New York's wealthy elite. But they soon wonder what they've gotten themselves into when they unwittingly bump into the dark embrace of the building's mysterious supernatural forces which endanger the lives of their residents.