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Lucifer

Lucifer

It's good to be bad.

20168.46 Seasons93 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Tom Ellis
Written by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Neil Gaiman
Produced by Michael Azzolino, Karen Gaviola, Erik Holmberg
NetworksFOXNetflix

Top Cast

Tom Ellis

Tom Ellis

Lucifer Morningstar

Lauren German

Lauren German

Chloe Decker

Kevin Alejandro

Kevin Alejandro

Dan Espinoza

D. B. Woodside

D. B. Woodside

Amenadiel

Lesley-Ann Brandt

Lesley-Ann Brandt

Mazikeen "Maze"

Aimee Garcia

Aimee Garcia

Ella Lopez

Rachael Harris

Rachael Harris

Linda Martin

Brianna Hildebrand

Brianna Hildebrand

Aurora Morningstar

Themes & Keywords

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About Lucifer

Lucifer is a crime, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of based on comic, los angeles, california, devil, lapd. Created by Tom Ellis, it stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro. 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.

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