Praise be to Satan! I mean hey, what's up? Yeah, that's the ticket. Word has recently risen up from the nine circles of Hell that LUCIFER star Tom Ellis has sealed a deal to return as his charismatic character for a sixth season of the fan favorite comic book drama series.
It was earlier this year when Netflix began talking with series producer Warner Bros. TV about continuing LUCIFER beyond what was supposed to be the show's fifth and final season. It's been reported that after a friendly and productive chin-wag, executive producers Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson had reached an accord for another season revolving around Vertigo and DC's demonic Lothario. With the deal in place, the next step was to secure the series' main players, all of whom were quick to sign on, save for Ellis, who for a time appeared to be holding out for a better deal. Thankfully, it's now been confirmed that Ellis is on board, and that a sixth season of LUCIFER is in the works.
For a time, plans were for Season 6 of LUCIFER to go into production this September. However, thanks to your enemy and mine, COVID-19, filming will have to be rescheduled. While this is indeed a bummer, it's also just as well, seeing as filming for Season 5 has yet to be completed.
LUCIFER centers around the show's devilishly clever leading man, Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), a fallen angel who once ruled the depths of Hell before deciding to take a vacation in Los Angeles – The City of Angels. While continuing to party like the world is about to end, Lucifer teams with Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) to solve a grizzly murder. As the unlikely pair continue to find themselves drawn to one another by a seemingly benevolent force, Lucifer soon finds himself falling for the one woman in all of creation who is unaffected by his diabolical charms.
Back in October while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Ellis told the pop star turned talk show host that the fifth season of the series will be divided into two parts.
"Season 5 of Lucifer is going to be split into two halves,” Ellis informed Clarkson during their talk. “Netflix is going to drop eight episodes, and then there’s going to be a little break, and then they’re going to drop another eight episodes.”
Lord have mercy! Ellis is a lock for Season 6 of LUCIFER! Pour the drinks and invite all your adventurous friends to go full-Caligula on one another, because this is something worth celebrating in these dark and disparaging times!