Lucifer Revival? Tom Ellis Says Yes, But Under One Condition
Missed Lucifer? There’s a chance you’ll see him again.
Summary:
- Lucifer, starring Tom Ellis, was a loose adaptation of the spin-off of Neil Gaiman 's The Sandman and ran for six seasons.
- After the third season, the show was canceled by Fox, but Netflix acquired it and released the last three seasons.
- Tom Ellis, who was also one of the show's executive producers, admitted that he would continue Lucifer, but only as a movie.
The graphic novel Lucifer, a spin-off of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, has long been beloved by readers: the last volume was published in 2007, the first in 2001. Although the on-screen result was not very similar to the book.
Lucifer Had a Difficult Fate
The adaptation of Lucifer is similar to Constantine with Keanu Reeves: a few names and some easter eggs refer to the comics, and everything else is the imagination of the writers. The creators even changed the genre: the dark urban fantasy became a comedic police procedural.
The series had a difficult run: it aired on the Fox channel, but was cancelled after Season 3. However, the story of the devil did not end there: the show was acquired by Netflix, and the next three seasons were released on the streaming.
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The transition from one home to another was not smooth, and Season 4 was not so impressing, but by Season 5, the show found its way and stuck to it until the very finale, which can be called one of the best TV shows endings.
Tom Ellis Considers Making a Lucifer Movie
Over the course of six seasons, viewers got used to the charming Lucifer, played by the no less charming Tom Ellis, who was also one of the executive producers. The good news is that Tom does not deny the possibility of Lucifer continuing, but the bad news is that there must be very specific conditions for this to happen.
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In an interview, Ellis shared his vision for the show's continuation:
“I certainly feel like on the TV front, like I’ve said before, we covered all bases. I think that the only thing that would make me go back would be if it were a movie. And it would have to be good. It’s not just doing it for the sake of doing it.”
Tom Ellis admitted that his motto is to leave the audience wanting more, which is what happened with Lucifer. Six seasons is almost perfect timing – the creators have enough time to reveal all the characters and give the show a worthy finale that puts everything in its place, but at the same time there remains a sense of understatement, as if the audience could enjoy the devil's adventures a few more seasons.
At the same time, the movie format seems to be more appropriate for Lucifer, especially since we know what happens to many TV series that run for too many seasons just because of good ratings (most of the time, they end badly).