Lucifer (TV series)

D. B. Woodside[14] as Amenadiel: An angel that

heads to Los Angeles planning to convince Lucifer
to go back to hell

This article is about the 2016 Fox network television

series. For other uses, see Lucifer (disambiguation).

Lucifer is an American television series that is set to air

Scarlett Estevez[15] as Trixie: Chloes daughter who
on Fox,[1] and it is a loose adaptation of the comic book
befriends Lucifer.
character created by Neil Gaiman for the comic book
series The Sandman and its spin-o comic book series
Lucifer written by Mike Carey, both published by DC 2.2 Guest
Comics' Vertigo imprint. The series was ocially picked
AnnaLynne McCord as Delilah [16]
up on May 9, 2015[2] for the 201516 season and it is
[3]
scheduled to premiere in 2016.

3 Production

Premise

On September 16, 2014, Deadline reported that DC and

Fox are developing a television series based on the Sandman character Lucifer created by Neil Gaiman.[1] On
February 19, 2015, the ocial pilot order was given.[4]
According to the premise reported by The Hollywood
Reporter, the potential series will greatly dier from
the comic book version of the character featured in the
Sandman and his own solo comic.

The series will focus on Lucifer, who is bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell and resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the beauty of Los Angeles, where
he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals.[4]

Cast and characters

2.1

On February 27, 2015, newsarama reported that Rush

and Once Upon A Time actor Tom Ellis was cast as Lucifer Morningstar. It was also reported that the writer of
the pilot episode will be Tom Kapinos and the director
and executive producer will be Underworld director, Len
Wiseman.[5] The role of Maze had to be recast. CSI actress Lina Esco was originally cast as Maze.[8] On March
18, 2015, Lesley-Ann Brandt was cast as Maze. In May
2015, the series was ocially picked up.[2]

Main

Tom Ellis[5] as Lucifer Morningstar: The Lord of

Hell who is bored of his life, abdicates and becomes
a consultant for the Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD) while running his own nightclub called Lux.
Among other powers, he has a supernatural awareness of any persons sins and can compel them to
speak the truth. He enjoys using these abilities to
expose sinners in public.[6]

4 Episodes

Lesley-Ann Brandt as Maze: Condante and a devoted ally of Lucifer Morningstar. She is the war
leader of the Lilin, a race descended from Lilith.[7]
Lina Esco was originally cast for the role.[8]

5 Reception

Lauren German as Chloe Dancer:[9][10][11] An 5.1 Critical reception

LAPD homicide detective who is solving crimes
with Lucifer.
The pilot episode was screened in July at the 2015 San
Diego Comic-Con. The pilot was met positively by
[12]
Kevin Alejandro
as Dan: An LAPD homicide
the viewers, with Bleeding Cool's Dan Wickline praisdetective and Chloes ex-husband. He is not a fan
ing episode, saying the show itself is enjoyable beof Lucifer mainly because of the hellraisers conneccause of the great dialogue and awless delivery from
tion to Chloe and their daughter. Nicholas Gonzalez
its lead.......This version of Lucifer refuses to take almost
[13]
was cast as Dan and shot the pilot episode.
anything seriously and the show is better for it. Watching
Rachael Harris[14] as Linda Martin: Lucifers thera- it was the kind of pleasant surprise that is the hallmark of
pist
Comic Con.[17]
1

Controversy

EXTERNAL LINKS

[11] Lucifer TV Show Casts Female Lead. Renegade Cinema. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

On May 28, 2015, AFA website One Million Moms

launched a petition to prevent the shows airing.[18] The
petition says the new series will glorify Satan as a caring,
likable person in human esh.[19] One Million Moms
posted the petition on aforementioned date and thus far,
27,085[20] concerned mothers have asked Fox to cancel
the program by signing the petition. The petition on the
AFA website, which was also posted on the same date,
has garnered the support of over 132,172[21] concerned
viewers.[22] The Petition has since been removed from
the One Million Moms' website without listing it as a successful campaign.

[12] Andreeva, Nellie (July 1, 2015). Kevin Alejandro Joins

Fox Series 'Lucifer' As Regular In Recasting. Deadline.

Against the petition submitted by the right-wing Christian

group, the characters co-creator, Neil Gaiman, reacted
on his Tumblr page saying: Ah. It seems like only yesterday (but it was 1991) that the Concerned Mothers of
America announced that they were boycotting SANDMAN because it contained Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans
characters. It was Wanda that upset them most: the idea
of a Trans Woman in a comic book They told us they
were organising a boycott of SANDMAN, which they
would only stop if we wrote to the American Family Association and promised to reform. I wonder if they noticed it didnt work last time, either"[23]

[16] http://dailyannalynnemccord.tumblr.com/post/
114392436184/annalynne-mccord-joins-lucifer

[21] FOX Network to air 'Lucifer' - portraying Satan as a good

guy. afa.net. May 27, 2015.

References

[13] Yohannes, Alamin (March 13, 2015). Foxs Lucifer

Adds Nicholas Gonzalez As Series Regular. DCtvuniverse.com.
[14] Yohannes, Alamin (March 14, 2015). D.B. Woodside
And Rachael Harris Board Lucifer". DCtvuniverse.com.
[15] Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 8, 2015). Fox Adds DC
Comics Drama Lucifer & Minority Report to 2015-16
Slate. Variety.

[17] Wickline, Dan (July 10, 2015). SDCC 15: Pilot Screening of Lucifer An Invaluable Crime-ghting Tool".
Bleeding Cool.
[18] Richter, Greg (June 7, 2015). Foxs 'Lucifer' Series
Draws Protests. newsmax.com.
[19] Deen, Sarah (June 8, 2015). Christian group One Million
Moms is really unhappy about the new Lucifer TV show.
http://metro.co.uk/.
[20] Urge FOX - Drop Plans to Air 'Lucifer' - Sign Petition
Now!". http://onemillionmoms.com/. June 10, 2015.

[1] Andreeva, Nellie (September 16, 2014). Fox Nabs DC

Entertainment 'Lucifer' Drama From Tom Kapinos As
Put Pilot. Deadline. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

[22] Smith, Samuel (May 29, 2015). "'Lucifer' Fox TV Series

'Mocks the Bible,' Says One Million Moms Petition to
Cancel the Show. christianpost.com.

[2] Goldman, Eric (May 9, 2015). FOX ORDERS MINORITY REPORT AND DC COMICS' LUCIFER. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

[23] Leane, Rob (June 1, 2015). Lucifer: Neil Gaiman reacts

to petition against TV show. Den of Geek!.

[3] Lucifer. WarnerBros.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

8 External links

[4] Andreeva, Nellie (February 19, 2015). "'Lucifer' Gets Pilot Order At Fox, Len Wiseman Directing, Jerry Bruckheimer EP. Deadline.
[5] Chris, Arrant (February 27, 2015). LUCIFER Cast For
New FOX Pilot. Newsarama.com.
[6] LUCIFER - Ocial Trailer - FOX BROADCASTING.
YouTube. May 11, 2015.
[7] Andreeva, Nellie (March 17, 2015). Lesley-Ann Brandt
Joins 'Lucifer' Fox Pilot in Recasting. Deadline.
[8] Marston, George (March 4, 2015). FOX Adds Female
Co-Star To LUCIFER Pilot. Newsarama.com.
[9] Andreeva, Nellie (March 10, 2015). Lauren German To
Co-Star In Lucifer". deadline.com. Retrieved 2 August
2015.
[10] Yohannes, Alamin (March 11, 2015). LUCIFER Finds
Female Lead In Lauren German. DCtvuniverse.com.

Ocial website
Lucifer at the Internet Movie Database

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