TV STILL -- DO NOT PURGE -- EMPIRE: (L-R): Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Taraji Henson as Cookie Lyon, Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon and Trai Byers as Andre Lyon. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Michael Lavine/FOX

Miss Info: FOX says they are definitely open to a spin off about a character from Empire next season, and they claim that they don’t know who it would be focused on. Cookie is the obvious choice but they probably don’t want to lose her from the original franchise.

Meanwhile, they’ve already started working on a new series from Empire creator and terrible movie director, Lee Daniels… This one called Star which focuses on a young singing group. Someone find Jodeci at the bar!

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Mikey Fresh: On the other side, 50 cent is also developing new shows for The Starz network. He just signed a new two year deal to introducing new programs for 2015-2017. Actually, a couple friends of mine are already working on some new pilots with Southside’s finest. I can’t say much more right now…

Deadline Reports:

Production on the 10-episode third season of New York-based Power began this month at the series’ home base at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn. Creator, executive producer and showrunner Courtney Kemp Agboh is back for Season 3 alongside Jackson and fellow EPs Mark Canton, Randall Emmett and Gary Lennon.

“Curtis is a wonderful hands-on producer and actor on Power and we look forward to expanding his roles behind-the-camera with Starz over the next two years,” said Carmi Zlotnik, managing director of Starz.

Power is a valuable property for Starz, which owns all global distribution and home entertainment rights to the series, sold in more than 175 countries/territories worldwide.

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