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Coffee Talk: Fox Adds Lee Daniels and Octavia Spencer Dramas to Fall Roster

Plus, Jazmine Sullivan releases new single, Fox releases trailer to Gotham, starring Jada Pinkett-Smith. 
Coffee Talk: Fox Adds Lee Daniels and Octavia Spencer Dramas to Fall Roster
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By Dominique Hobdy · Updated October 27, 2020

See what we’re chatting about over white chocolate lattes:

Lee Daniels’ hip-hop drama Empire has been picked up by Fox for the 2014-15 season. Octavia Spencer’s Red Band Society has also been added to the roster. Empire starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson is set in the world of a hip-hop empire and will feature original music by Timbaland along with an all-star cast. Red Band Society, a dramedy staring Octavia Spencer, follows a group of teenagers living in a hospital who become friends. [HollywoodReporter]

Kerry Washington, Beyonce and Shonda Rhimes are among the 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2014. In honor of Mother’s Day, Working Mother magazine named mothers who, “inspire us to keep striving for bigger and better.” [WorkingMother]

Jazmine Sullivan is officially back. The star is making her comeback with the first single “Dumb” off of her upcoming album. The track is set to hit iTunes May 12. The untitled third album is said to be on its way but has no official release date. [TheUrbanDaily]

Fox has officially picked up much anticipated series Gotham starring Jada Pinkett Smith. Playing coldhearted gangster “Fish Mooney” catch Jada as she serves in the upcoming show based on character from DC Comics’ Batman. Watch the full trailer here. 

The Haves and the Have Nots returns to OWN May 27. Catch a preview of the drama below. 

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