Lucifer
"It's good to be bad."
Overview
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. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.
Lucifer transforms the standard police procedural into a character study of a bored deity finding a new playground. By pairing the Lord of Hell with an LAPD detective, the series focuses on the friction between cosmic entitlement and bureaucratic human law. It operates within the specific, sun-drenched aesthetic of Los Angeles, using the city as a backdrop for both supernatural tension and mundane office politics.
The show balances crime-solving with a recurring anxiety about the underworld. Tom Ellis manages to keep the premise grounded as his character navigates the transition from celestial ruler to consultant. This adaptation of the comic source material favors snappy dialogue over grand spectacle, prioritizing the evolving dynamics between an unlikely partnership tasked with managing both local criminals and existential threats.
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- First Aired
- January 25, 2016
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 45 minutes
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 15,426