Empire

S1: Tiana/India's exposed relationship; S2: Camilla/Mimi's marriage and power struggle. These are distinct arcs, not an all-season central sapphic romance.

Ended2015United States6 seasons · 102 episodes

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The Lyon family has built a music company into a powerful business, but its future becomes the center of a struggle over loyalty, inheritance and control. Personal history is never far from a negotiation, and the artists around the family face their own conflicts between public image and private desire. Tiana's first-season relationship with India introduces a queer strand within that world of ambition and scrutiny. In the second season, Camilla and Mimi's marriage becomes part of a separate contest for influence over the company. The musical family drama places these relationships within a much wider ensemble, where love, money and the wish to be seen can pull people in different directions.

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Supporting sapphic storylineDrama Music

Sapphic characters & cast

Serayah

as Tiana Brown

Main sapphic character

Elizabeth Whitson

as India

Supporting sapphic character

Naomi Campbell

as Camilla Marks

Supporting sapphic character

Marisa Tomei

as Mimi Whiteman

Supporting sapphic character

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Details & credits

Country: United States
Language: English
Premiere: 2015-01-07
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 102

Image credits

Poster: TVmaze catalogue artwork · Source
Serayah: TVmaze performer catalogue · Source
Naomi Campbell: TVmaze performer catalogue · Source
Marisa Tomei: TVmaze performer catalogue · Source

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Last researched 2026-11-13. Editorially approved.

year: TVmaze: series identity, premiere, status, genres and cast catalogue
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status: TVmaze: series identity, premiere, status, genres and cast catalogue
country: Sourced sapphic storyline / cast evidence
language: TVmaze: series identity, premiere, status, genres and cast catalogue
description: Sourced sapphic storyline / cast evidence
trailer url: Official network/streamer trailer; checked 2026-11-13
watch links: Tubi — US, free with ads; playback untested
season count: TVmaze: series identity, premiere, status, genres and cast catalogue
western cast: Sourced sapphic storyline / cast evidence
episode count: TVmaze: aired episode list, checked 2026-10-29
premiere date: TVmaze: series identity, premiere, status, genres and cast catalogue
sapphic storyline: Sourced sapphic storyline / cast evidence
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