The FOX network's breakout hit, Empire, closes its first season Wednesday night with a two-hour, star-studded blowout featuring Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Hudson, Juicy J, Patti LaBelle and Rita Ora. Fans must wait a few more hours for answers to our most burning questions. Will Lucious name his succesor? How will his sons handle last week's betrayal? Will Cookie and Malcolm's affair be revealed? Most importantly, what will Cookie wear?  

In a recent conversation with reporters, series creator Danny Strong (Game Change, Mockingjay) told us everything - and nothing.

"Do you want me to tell you who gets the empire? What the hell, I’ll just tell you," he joked, before teasing us mercilessly. "It’s a very explosive finale... and many things go down. Many things will be resolved, alliances will shift, and yet it may or may not be completely resolved by the time it’s over."

Strong was a master of evasion, keeping the conversation almost entirely spoiler-free.  He promised "a ton of great musical numbers," including a song from Jennifer Hudson. And Cookie will get into a catfight, although Strong wouldn't tell us with whom.

The one thing he did guarantee was answers. "A lot will be resolved. We’re not going to Laura Palmer the finale."

This Saturday, March 21 from 11pm – 2am e/p FX will air three episodes of FOX’s new crime series Backstrom.

Backstrom stars Rainn Wilson as Det. Lt. Everett Backstrom; Genevieve Angelson as Det. Nicole Gravely; Dennis Haysbert as Det. Sgt. John Almond; Kristoffer Polaha as Sgt. Peter Niedermayer; Page Kennedy as Officer Frank Moto; Beatrice Rosen as Nadia Paquet; Thomas Dekker as Gregory Valentine.

Episodes:

“Dragon Slayer” (Airs March 21 at 11pm e/p) – Emmy® Award nominee Rainn Willson stars as Everett Backstrom, an unhealthy, offensive, irascible – albeit brilliant – detective who sees the worst in everyone, and he’s usually right. After a five-year banishment to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portland’s newly minted Special Crimes Unit (S.C.U.). Tasked with navigating the city’s most sensitive and serious cases, he must solve each crime as he tries, and fails, to change his own self-destructive behavior. In the series premiere, the S.C.U. investigates the death of a college student. Initially deemed a suicide, the team discovers the boy’s death was in fact a drug-fueled homicide. With Backstrom’s unorthodox investigative techniques, the team must utilize all of their individual skills and work together to catch the killer. Meanwhile, Backstrom’s doctor Deb Chaman (guest star Rizwan Manji) threatens to fail him on his physical if he doesn’t start making healthy choices, and prescribes him to make one new friend.

USA TO PREMIERE ITS INTENSE NEW HACKER DRAMA MR. ROBOT
AT SXSW ON MARCH 17

Mr. Robot Among 5 TV series Selected To Debut at The Festival

E! News Correspondent Marc Malkin to Moderate Panel and Q&A with Stars from the Series, Including Rami Malek and Christian Slater

AUSTIN, TX – March 16, 2015 – USA Network will screen the world premiere of the new psychological thriller MR. ROBOT at the SXSW Film Festival on Tuesday, March 17 at 1:00pm at the Vimeo Theater, followed by a Q&A and panel discussion featuring the cast and executive producer Sam Esmail (“Comet”). The series, which stars Rami Malek and Christian Slater, was selected as one of five shows for the festival’s prestigious “Episodics” screening category, now in its second year.

Tuesday The CW will be premiering its new series, iZombie.

Zombies are certainly popular as of late with the success of the hugely watched The Walking Dead and other recent projects like Syfy's Z Nation and films the past few years such as World War Z and Warm Bodies. Comparisons are obviously going to be made by many. Upon reading about iZombie, however, it seemed like it would be something different, and it was.

iZombie is a quirky and fun romp. It's got the humor and heart of Warm Bodies, but it's definitely its own thing. The show doesn't take itself too serious at times, which is as it should be.

The series, which is based upon characters created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred for the comic book of the same name, follows Olivia "Liv" Moore, played by Rose McIver (Masters of Sex, Once Upon a Time), who has a bright future ahead of her in medicine and even a handsome fiance (Robert Buckley); everything is falling into place. Then suddenly everything is ripped away from her one night when she is turned into a zombie. Everything changes, from her look, to her upbeat personality.

Next week ABC Family airs its spring finale of Baby Daddy. Chelsea Kane, who most fans probably know from One Tree Hill, stars as Riley Perrin.  The actress recently talked to the media about her work on the series and what fans can expect moving forward, as well as news of season five.

SYFY AND PHILIPS HUE TO LIGHT UP THE EXPANSE

Highly Anticipated Series Next Up for Lighting Track Exclusive Footage to Be Previewed at South by Southwest

NEW YORK – March 13 – Syfy, the media destination for imagination-based entertainment, and Philips, the global leader in lighting, announce the continuation of their award-winning partnership with Syfy’s upcoming, highly anticipated epic series, The Expanse.  

Building on the success of Syfy’s Sharknado 2 and 12 Monkeys, Syfy and Philips Hue will offer viewers the ability to enhance The Expanse experience with a unique “light track” that uses audio cues and translates them into ambient lighting effects.  For each episode in the 10-episode series, the Philips Hue bulbs change color and intensity to reflect scenes in the show, adding heightened engagement and a new dimension to immersive television.

The Reverse Flash is coming Tuesday, March 17^th at 8 pm ET!

Check out Tom Cavanagh as The Reverse Flash, after the jump.

Fresh from The Walking Dead, Kinney will bring her “killer vocals” (Metro NY) on a 12 stop (full list of dates below) east coast and midwest tour with her four piece band - visiting new cities, as well as some of her regular stomping grounds like Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA.

Fans of Kinney’s 2014 ‘Expired Love’ EP know her for her “heartfelt, emotional indie rock” (Rolling Stone) and songs that accurately depict the roller coaster experience of falling in - or out - of love with an immersive level of relatability. With highly personal songwriting and an “honest style of singing” (Newark Star-Ledger), Kinney doesn't shy away from naming real names and details about the people involved in her songs, making her lyrics feel like they’ve leapt from the pages of her diary.

Watch Emily perform her song “Julie” live below.