

To help create a more satisfying overall ending, I hear the newly minted finale features footage from Episode 19, which was halfway through filming when the COVID-19 crisis paused all Hollywood production. “The episode airing on April 21 was never meant to be the series finale, but due to current events it will likely be the last one our fans will see for a while,” Strong said.Įpisode 18, which is scheduled to air on April 21, is the last completed episode before the coronavirus-imposed production shutdown.


The creative team behind the show had been hoping to film the actual finale as Empire has a continuous story arc and a mystery in the final season that do not get resolved until Episode 20. Henson and Terrence Howard-led drama’s final season will serve as the finale. Towards the end of the season, the Mughal Empire starts revving up to find the righteous heir for the throne after Babur, setting the foundation for a second season.'TNF' Falls With Steelers-Vikings Game 'Young Sheldon' Leads Thursday's Non-Sports FareĪ promo at the end of Episode 15, “Love Me Still,” two weeks ago announced that the 18th episode of Taraji P. The rest of the story flows through the Battle of Panipat and the establishment of the Mughal Empire. The latter proposes to marry Babur’s beloved sister Khanzada (Drashti Dhami) for peace to prevail.Īs the plot thickens, Babur leaves for Hindustan to battle Ibrahim Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi. He finds a strong parental figure and a mentor in his domineering maternal grandmother Aisan Daulat Begum (Shabana Azmi) who guides him through political as well as emotional reveries.Īs he battles his way through hardships and betrayals, another challenge awaits him in the form of an eccentric and ruthless ruler namely Muhammad Shaybani Khan (Dino Morea). The Empire is the television adaptation of the first volume of the book series- Empire of the Moghul, based on the rise and height of the Mughal Empire in medieval India.ġ4-year-old Babur (Kunal Kapoor) is crowned as the king of Farghana, the capital of eastern Uzbekistan’s Fergana Province following the demise of his father, Umar Sheikh. Shabana Azmi, Kunal Kapoor, Drashti Dhami, Dino Morea, Aditya Seal, Sahher Bambba, Rahul Dev
