Fox Orders Full Second Season of Lucifer; Special Halloween Episode Airs Tonight!
We have some good news for fans of “Lucifer” on TV: Fox has ordered a full season of the DC Comics-inspired drama, picking up an additional nine episodes. This brings the total order to 22 episodes for the 2016-17 season.
“’Lucifer’ continues to deliver with great blasts of dark humor and ambitious storytelling. The show has turned out to be a true wicked pleasure, the perfect companion to ‘Gotham,’ and we couldn’t be more pleased to order these nine additional episodes,” said David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “We’d like to thank Tom, Lauren, and the entire cast, who have imbued these characters with charm, humor, and a great deal of humanity. Our thanks also go out to the production crew – Jerry, Len, Jonathan, Joe, and Ildy – who, week in and week out, deliver a stellar show. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for the rest of the season.”
Season-to-date, “Lucifer” is averaging 8.0 million multi-platform viewers, posting a +105% jump vs. Live + Same Day.
Tonight “Lucifer” continues a run of five uninterrupted episodes, through Monday, November 28th. In tonight’s all-new Halloween-themed episode, titled “Monster,” airing 9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT on Fox, Lucifer (Tom Ellis) clashes with Chloe (Lauren German) during an investigation, leading her to team up with Dan (Kevin Alejandro) instead. Meanwhile, Amenadiel (DB Woodside) bonds with Charlotte (Tricia Helfer), and Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) takes Trixie (Scarlett Estevez) trick-or-treating.
Based upon the characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo, from DC Entertainment, “Lucifer” is the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals.
“Lucifer” is produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Aggressive Mediocrity. Tom Kapinos (“Californication”) wrote and executive-produced the pilot. The series is executive-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Ildy Modrovich, and Joe Henderson. Len Wiseman serves as director and executive producer. Kapinos serves as executive consultant on the series.
All Season 2 episodes of “Lucifer” are available On Demand and to stream at FOX NOW and Hulu.
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