Lucifer (television series)

Lucifer, the eccentric Demon King, was bored on his throne and decided to visit Los Angeles . Lucifer becomes the owner of a luxurious nightclub Lux and leads a reckless lifestyle. After the murder of a girl he knew, Lucifer decides to find out who is responsible for her death. During the investigation, he met with detective Chloe Decker. Lucifer unexpectedly discovers that he does not have power over a girl and his fateful charm does not affect her. Intrigued by this circumstance, the King of Hell becomes her partner and adviser in solving crimes. Supernatural abilities help him and Chloe in their work. The situation is complicated by the fact that Lucifer is constantly reminded of returning back to the underworld, where chaos gradually reigns without a master ^[7] .

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• Tom Ellis - Lucifer Morningstar

The eccentric King of demons, who wants to diversify his life and left Hell. He lives on Earth in the image of a charming middle-aged man, in his true appearance he looks like a man without skin and with bright red eyes. Lucifer is immortal. Before the events of the first season, he had snow-white wings, but he cut them off, but at the end of season 2 they reappear. At first it helps the police as a civilian consultant for fun, but gradually begins to love this work and is imbued with a sincere desire to do justice. Often tells others about his personality, but usually no one believes him. It has the ability to inspire people to tell the truth about their innermost desires, which is regularly used when communicating with witnesses and suspects (although this often leads to unexpectedly funny discoveries). In the second season, he admitted that he hated living in Paradise and Hell, and considers Earth to be his home. In the third season finale, Chloe showed his true face. In the final of the fourth season he returned to Hell on his throne.

• Lauren German - Chloe Decker

A detective from the slaughter department who collaborates with Lucifer. He is immune to the abilities of Lucifer, and he himself in her presence becomes mortal. Often annoyed by his behavior, but appreciates him as a partner and friend. The daughter of a policeman and actress. In the second season, she got romantic feelings for Lucifer, but then it turned out that their meeting was planned by the Lord, and that is why Chloe has an impact on Lucifer. This made Morningstar abandon her love for her. Chloe is the former wife of Dan Espinosa, they have a common daughter Trixie. In the third season, she made an affair with the new lieutenant of the plot, Marcus Pierce, but in the end she chose Lucifer. In the last moments of the season I saw Lucifer in his true guise and realized the veracity of his statements about himself. Initially, she was afraid of the appearance of Lucifer, but ultimately accepted it. In the fourth season finale, she confessed to Lucifer that she loved him.

• Kevin Alejandro - Dan Espinosa

Slaughter detective and ex-husband of Chloe. Long does not get along with Lucifer because of his unusual behavior and work with Chloe, but in the second season they become friends. Lucifer loves to call him Detective Cretin. Initially, he was superior to Chloe in rank, but later because of the scandal he became an ordinary officer; subsequently reinstated as a detective. In the third season he was in a relationship with Charlotte. After her death, he was very depressed. In the fourth season, he has a relationship with Ella.

• D. B. Woodside - Amenadiel

Lucifer's elder brother, an angel who is entrusted with bringing Lucifer back to Hell. His unusual ability is to stop time. Later he lost his strength (which also led to the destruction of wings) and remained to live on Earth as a person. Brave, noble and devoted to the family. Initially, they can not stand each other with Lucifer, but as the events of the series find a common language and get closer. Unlike his brother, Amenadiel always followed the will of his father, but gradually began to doubt the correctness of this. He is the father of Linda's son - Charlie. He wanted to take his son to Silver City, but ultimately decided not to do it.

• Leslie-Ann Brandt - Maseikin Maze

Lucifer's faithful ally, who leads Lilim , the daughters of Lilith . On Earth, she lives in the image of a mulatto girl, the true appearance differs only in the charred left half of her face. Maze is fluent in various martial arts, thanks to which he often saves Lucifer, and also knows how to sneak up on his victim. Prone to sadism and irritation, but at the same time not without good qualities. In one of the episodes, she spent a joint night with Amenadiel, which he subsequently regretted. She became friends with Chloe, to whom she moved to live in the second season. Initially, she worked as a bartender at the Lucifer Club, but in the second season she became a bounty hunter. He is also friends with Linda, to whom she first went to psychological sessions. In the third season, she wanted to return to Hell, but was refused and as a result betrayed Lucifer, but at the end of the season she made peace with him. In love with Eve.

• Scarlett Esteves - Beatrice Trixie Espinosa

Chloe and Dan's daughter, a schoolgirl. More serious than expected at her age. She met Lucifer by chance at school, when he advised her how to resolve a conflict with a classmate, later they became friends with the main character, although he usually does not like children. Later, Trixie also made friends with Mayes (they went to her Halloween party with her and often play together). In the 3rd season, she had a fight with Mayes, but at the beginning of the 4th season they made peace.

• Rachel Harris - Dr. Linda Martin

Lucifer psychologist and girlfriend Mays. In the first season, she was not only a consultant to the protagonist, but also his mistress. He thinks for a long time that he communicates with her religious metaphors, but in the second season he proved her words to her, taking on her true face before her eyes. After that, she began to be afraid of him and Maze, but soon she was able to understand everything and again began to be friends with them. He stops dating Lucifer, but continues to advise him. He has many awards in psychotherapy. In the third season in one of the episodes, Linda's ex-husband appears who wants to return her, but she is against their reunion, especially since he soon dies. Also in the same season, started an affair with Amenadiel, which spoiled her relationship with Mayes, but later they reconciled. In the fourth season, she gave birth to a child from Amenadiel - Charlie.

• Kevin Rankin - Malcolm Graham

A detective who had been in a coma for a long time as a result of the shooting Chloe witnessed. The main antagonist of the first season. Blames Chloe for his coma. He was awakened by Amenadiel with the aim of killing Lucifer, but in the end he began to play his own game, intending to destroy both the Devil and Chloe. Killed by them in the season finale.

• Tricia Helfer - Charlotte Richards / Mom

Mother of angels and ex-wife of the Lord; lives in the body of a late lawyer. The main antagonist of the second season. She was expelled to Hell for numerous intrigues against humanity, but at the end of the first season she fled from there. He longs to return to Paradise for the sake of family reunion, but also longs for revenge on his ex-husband. Despite living in a human shell, she has great physical strength, but gradually Charlotte’s body began to tear away the divine essence of the wearer, which is why the “Mother” wanted to leave him as soon as possible. At the end of the season, Lucifer opened a passage for her into the pocket Universe so that she could create her own world, and “Mom” left Charlotte's body, which at the same time was resurrected and did not receive any memories of the “Mom” in her body. In the third season, it turns out that after Charlotte’s death, he actually went to Hell and remembers it very well, so he is trying to become better. As a result, Lucifer and Amenadiel reveal the truth to her. In the second season, she works as a lawyer, but in the third season she is invited to become the chief prosecutor of the department and she agrees. She was killed by Pierce, defending Amenadiel. Amenadiel moved her to Paradise. In the fourth season appears in three episodes.

• Aimee Garcia - Ella Lopez

New medical examiner. Kind, cheerful and inventive girl. Ella believes in God, as she is the nun’s niece, and this has attracted the attention of the protagonist since she appeared on the series. She adores Lucifer and is always ready to help him. Some members of her family are connected with criminal circles, which she is ready to use on occasion. A friend of Chloe and Dan. In the third season, involuntarily becomes a mentor to Charlotte Richards on the road to improvement. In the fourth season, he has a relationship with Dan.

• Tom Welling - Marcus Pierce

An experienced and respected police lieutenant. The exact opposite of Lucifer. Appears in the third season as the main antagonist. In one of the episodes, he saved Chloe from a bullet wound, after which a romantic relationship begins to mature between them. However, in episode 10 it is revealed that in reality he is none other than Cain , cursed by God to immortality for the murder of his brother Abel (the presence of the curse is marked with a symbol just below the shoulder). He teamed up with Lucifer in an attempt to remove the curse (Lucifer wanted to annoy his father in this way), but then a rivalry arose between them for the heart of Chloe, which was the key to Cain's mortality. He made a deal with Maze to kill him after the curse was lifted, but he backed up because of his feelings for Chloe. As a result, he died in the season finale at the hands of Lucifer, and his reputation was destroyed by the incriminating documents found by Charlotte.

• Inbar Lavi - Eve

The first girl on the planet, Adam's wife. She returned from the Silver City to Earth to be with Lucifer, since she was in love with him. Maze's love interest.

• Graham McTavish - Kinley / Dromos father

An investigator from the Vatican who wants to return Lucifer to Hell to prevent an ancient prophecy. Managed Chloe. He was killed by Eve. After death, the demon Dromos invaded him, who, along with other demons, tried to take him to Hell Charlie.

Development

On September 16, 2014, information appeared on the Deadline website that Fox was developing the idea of ​​a television series about one of the minor characters in the Neil Gaiman comic book series about Sandman, Lucifer ^[1] . On February 19, 2015, a pilot episode was officially announced. ^[7] According to statements released by The Hollywood Reporter, Lucifer in the television series will be different from his counterpart in Sandman comics and his own comic book series. Instead, the creators plan descriptions of investigations in the spirit of the television series CSI: Crime Scene and Elementary , but without denying the paranormal nature of what is happening.

On February 27, 2015, it was announced that the author of the script for the pilot episode would be Tom Kapinos , and Len Wiseman, director of the 2003 film “ Another World, ” will become the director and executive producer. ^[8] The television series was commissioned on May 9, 2015 by Fox ^{[9] [9]} .

On April 7, 2016, the series was extended for the second season ^[10] .

Casting

On February 27, 2015, it was reported that the star of the television series “ Rush ” and “ Once Upon a Time ” Tom Ellis was approved for the main role of Lucifer Morningstar ^[8] . Although initially it was planned to take on the role of Maze, actress Lina Esco ^[11] , it was announced that the casting for the role of Maze would be re-performed ^[12] . In March 2015, the role of Mayes got Leslie-Anne Brandt ^[13] ; the role of police detective Chloe, who became the partner of Lucifer - Lauren German ^{[14] [15]} . It also became known that Rachel Harris will play the psychologist Lucifer ^[16] , and D. B. Woodside - the angel Amenadiel ^[16] .

On July 1, 2015, it was reported that Kevin Alejandro would replace Nicolas Gonzalez as Dan after the filming of the pilot episode ^{[17] [18]} .

Criticism Reviews

On the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator site, “Lucifer” holds 43% of “freshness” with an average rating of 4.8 / 10, which is based on 28 reviews from critics ^[19] . On Metacritic , the series has 49 points out of a hundred, which is based on 22 “mixed and medium” reviews ^[20] . In Russia, the World of Fantasy magazine rated the first season of Lucifer as “good” ^[21] , on the KG Portal website they criticized the first season for its poor script and poor dynamics ^[22]

The fully filmed pilot episode was shown in July 2015 at the international annual Comic Horse in San Diego and was received positively. Dan Wikline from Bleeding Cool praised the pilot episode, noting that “the show is pleasantly teeming with excellent dialogues and impeccable playing of the main cast ... This version of Lucifer simply does not take anything seriously, which is shown in the show. Watching all this turned out to be a more pleasant surprise than expected from Comic-Con ” ^[23] .

Petition

On May 28, 2015, the website of the American Family Association (ACA) One Million Moms published a petition demanding that the production of Lucifer be stopped as a television series showing the Devil on the good side, which, in their opinion, “offends the Christian faith and is a mockery of the holy Bible teaching” ^[24] .

By June 1, 2015, the petition had collected a total of 11,000 signatures. In response to this, the creator of the character of Lucifer, Neil Gaiman, noted the following: “Yeah. It was as if only yesterday (in fact, it was in 1991) they came out with demands to ban my Sandman comic, as it contains LGBT characters. It was then about Wanda who bothered them the most: she was a transgender and the very fact of her appearance in the comic ... They told us that they were boycotting Sandman and that would be until we wrote back to them and promised to remove the character from comics. I wonder if they noticed that it didn’t work, neither last time, nor this time ... ” ^[25]

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