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.