Lucifer is a TV series that has a very strong following since its beginning. And its revival on Netflix has everyone talking about it!
So let’s find out some interesting trivia and facts about the TV series!
- Lucifer is an American urban fantasy police procedural comedy-drama television series
- It is developed by Tom Kapinos
- It premiered on Fox on January 25, 2016
- It is based on the DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg
- Taken from the comic book series The Sandman
- Who later became the protagonist of a spin-off comic book series
- Both published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint
- The series is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television
- The series revolves around Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), the Devil, who abandons Hell for Los Angeles
- There he runs his own nightclub
- And becomes a consultant to the LAPD
- The ensemble and supporting cast include Lauren German as Detective Chloe Decker, Kevin Alejandro as Detective Daniel “Dan” Espinoza, D. B. Woodside as Amenadiel, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Mazikeen, and Rachael Harris as Dr. Linda Martin
- Filming took place primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Before production was relocated entirely to Los Angeles, California
- Beginning with the third season
- The series received initially mixed reviews from critics during its first season
- Though the subsequent seasons drew more favorable acclaim
- Many critics particularly praised Ellis’ performance
- Despite initially high viewership for its debut
- Ratings remained consistently low throughout the series’ run on Fox
- On May 11, 2018, Fox cancelled Lucifer after three seasons
- A month later, Netflix picked up the series for a fourth season of ten episodes
- It was released on May 8, 2019
- In September 2014, it was reported that DC and Fox were developing a television series based on the Sandman character Lucifer
- As originally written by Neil Gaiman
- The series is a “loose adaptation” of the original comic-book
- In May 2015, the series was officially picked up for 13 episodes for the 2015–16 season
- Fox then hired Almost Human alum Joe Henderson as showrunner
- With Kapinos remaining on the series in a lesser capacity
- In February 2015, it was announced that Tom Ellis had been cast as Lucifer Morningstar
- And that Tom Kapinos would write the pilot
- To be directed by Len Wiseman
- Lina Esco was originally cast as Maze (Mazikeen)
- However, the role was later recast with Lesley-Ann Brandt
- Nicholas Gonzalez portrayed Dan in the pilot episode
- In June 2016, it was announced that Tricia Helfer had been cast as Lucifer and Amenadiel’s mother, Charlotte
- And that she was to appear in multiple episodes in the second season
- The character was promoted to series regular in July 2016
- Aimee Garcia had also been cast as a regular in the second season
- Playing L.A.P.D.’s forensic scientist Ella Lopez
- In August 2016, executive producer Ildy Modrovich announced the casting of Michael Imperioli as the angel Uriel
- He is Amenadiel and Lucifer’s younger brother with “a chip on his shoulder”
- For the fourth season, Graham McTavish and Inbar Lavi were cast as Father Kinley and Eve respectively
- The pilot was shot on location in Los Angeles
- The rest of the first season and the entirety of the second were filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia
- With a relocation to California beginning with the third season
- Taking advantage of tax incentives provided by the California Film Commission
- Under its “Program 2.0” initiative
- The opening theme is a six-second clip from “Being Evil Has a Price”
- Performed by the band Heavy Young Heathens
- In a lawsuit filed against Warner Bros., the song’s composers, Robert and Aron Marderosian, claim the song has been used without giving them proper credit or a licensing agreement
- Several episodes include musical performances by Tom Ellis
- Although he has stated in interviews that while it is his vocals, the piano accompaniment seen on screen is not actually his
- Neil Gaiman is a fan of David Bowie
- And some of Bowie’s music has been used on the series
- On May 11, 2018, following the series’ initial cancellation, co-showrunner Joe Henderson indicated that the third season finale would feature a “huge cliffhanger”
- That was meant to deter Fox from cancelling the series
- And encouraged fans to “make noise” with the hashtag #SaveLucifer
- Fans, as well as the cast and crew, rallied on Twitter
- #SaveLucifer soon became the #1 trending topic
- A second hashtag, #PickUpLucifer, emerged as a trending topic as well
- An online petition also began circulating aimed at renewing Lucifer for a fourth season on a new network
- Warner Bros. Television subsequently began shopping the series around to premium cable and streaming services
- On June 15, 2018, Netflix picked up the series for a fourth season
- The penultimate episode of the fourth season is titled “Save Lucifer” in honor of the campaign
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