Lucifer: Season 1

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FOX | Netflix | Season Premiere Date: January 25, 2016

Starring: DB Woodside, Rachael Harris, Tom Ellis

Summary: A bored Lucifer (Tom Ellis) settles in Los Angeles and helps LAPD homicide detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) solve crimes.

Creator: Tom Kapinos and Tom Kapinos

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Take Me Back to Hell
Air Date: April 25, 2016
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S1:E12. #TeamLucifer
Air Date: April 18, 2016
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S1:E11. St. Lucifer
Air Date: April 11, 2016

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Glenn Garvin

Jan 22, 2016

An oddly enticing pastiche of rom-com, buddy-cop procedural, and renegade theology. Read full review

Gail Pennington

Jan 25, 2016

Lucifer is the most accessible [of the twoshows--the other being Syfy's "The Magicians"], mostly because it feels as if we've already seen it before. And we have, one way or another; "Lucifer" feels a bit as if Syfy's fallen-angel drama "Dominion" mated with ABC's "Castle." Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jan 25, 2016

A light dusting of Milton notwithstanding, its pitch is mainstream and middlebrow. A decently made series that is neither particularly original nor entirely predictable. Read full review

Verne Gay

Jan 22, 2016

This louche Lucifer is mostly a cop procedural snooze. Read full review

David Wiegand

Jan 25, 2016

There’s nice but predictable chemistry between Ellis and German, and although Fox only made one episode available to critics, the show’s concept is so obvious, it’s easy to see exactly where this will go, unless it gets canceled first. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jan 21, 2016

Lucifer certainly has a sense of atmosphere, and has some fun with little touches like the character’s personalized license plate (FALLIN1, naturally) or inherent dislike of children. Rachael Harris is also a hoot, briefly, as a psychologist who is decidedly not resistant to Lucifer’s influence. Still, it’s hard to think of anything more mundane than having the Devil walking among us, only to turn that into a crime procedural--a slightly sulfurous version of “Bones” or (gasp) “Rosewood.” Subsequent episodes merely calcify that perception. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Jan 25, 2016

Turning Lucifer into "The Mentalist" with slightly more CGI seems a waste of the character Gaiman and Carey made so vivid, but it still could have led to a decent show. This is just awful. Read full review

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Cathatakrap

Feb 15, 2016

This show is so witty. Hell yeah I gave it a 10!!! It is very well written and the actor who plays LM is fantastic!!! I vote best new show!!! This show would be nothing without Tom

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MikeWest

Feb 11, 2016

There are many TV shows which I simply am not interested in but Lucifer is one which really holds me to the TV set. I love how Lucifer is extremely honest and tells it like it is, is not afraid to use his powers to punish those who deserve it and how he fights crime in Los Angeles. I thinkThere are many TV shows which I simply am not interested in but Lucifer is one which really holds me to the TV set. I love how Lucifer is extremely honest and tells it like it is, is not afraid to use his powers to punish those who deserve it and how he fights crime in Los Angeles. I think all the actors do a very nice job.

I also love it that this TV show freaks out those who are credulous enough to believe in the mythology of Christianity (or any other religious mythology with a devil character). It's quite fun to see the credulous squirm and get bent out of shape.… Expand

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MrWizerd

Jan 26, 2016

I really enjoyed this show it was fast and fun and the two main actors look to have great chemistry, and an overall story arc the works to you're the episodes together which many cop dramas lack.

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handfed

Jan 17, 2017

A formulaic romcompoldram that is not without it's charm. It will entertain you if you leave the critic within you dormant. Charm can go a long way when Trump reminds us daily what it is to be without charm.

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OscarTheGrouch

Jan 31, 2016

I don't think Lucifer is a bad show, however after seeing the pilot this looks to become a run of the mill police procedural. There's nothing wrong with that, however there's nothing really special about it either apart from the catch being the guy helping the police is the king of Hell.I don't think Lucifer is a bad show, however after seeing the pilot this looks to become a run of the mill police procedural. There's nothing wrong with that, however there's nothing really special about it either apart from the catch being the guy helping the police is the king of Hell. Which makes about as much sense as it sounds.

For the few people familiar with the Vertigo character this is based on, don't expect to see any fateful rendition. Lucifer the tv show is so different from the source material, that I wonder why they even bought the rights to the property. They could have done the same exact thing with a different name for the show, and nobody would have thought it's based on the Lucifer comic. The changes however aren't for the better (are they ever when directors think they know better than the original writers?) and instead we get a somewhat dumbed down version.

Lucifer is now portrayed as a boy in a man's body, is British, wants to solve crimes, and has Jedi powers. Again, not necessarily a bad thing. However this is not Lucifer the show is supposedly based on. At least they are including the storyline where the angels try to get Lucifer back into Hell, which at the same time was the most interesting thing about the first episode in my opinion.

I'll watch the following episodes to see where they will take the main storyline, however I can't help be dissapointed by the show as I was expecting something much better considering what this is based on.… Expand

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Phil_T_123

May 24, 2016

Lucifer was a Vertigo graphic novel written by Mike Carey. In my opinion it's an incredible work of imagination: fantastic, epic, mesmerising, emotional, thoughtful and dark. It would have been incredibly hard work to adapt it to a TV show. Luckily, devoting what I can only assume were anLucifer was a Vertigo graphic novel written by Mike Carey. In my opinion it's an incredible work of imagination: fantastic, epic, mesmerising, emotional, thoughtful and dark. It would have been incredibly hard work to adapt it to a TV show. Luckily, devoting what I can only assume were an incredibly small amounts of capital, interest and resources, DC and Fox got together and decided to do exactly not-that.

The original novel, was, in absolutely no way, A POLICE-PROCEDURAL DRAMA OF ANY KIND! WHY IS EVERY SHOW NOW A POLICE-PROCEDURAL DRAMA?! Sorry. I lost myself when another part of my soul was taken by the grim reapers of popular TV. I'll be good now, promise.

Lucifer, gets bored of Hell, quits his job to bum about on Earth for a bit. He hooks up with a female cop who is inexplicably immune to his devilish charms, and they solve cases on a weekly basis in standard police-procedural drama fashion.

Tom Ellis is a very, very charismatic lead and the chemistry with Lauren German (the detective) is good. It's pretty funny and pretty entertaining. Lucifer tells everybody that he is the devil and people just think it's an affectation.

The story has an over-arching plot with rival angel Amenadiel trying to get him to Lucifer to return to his post, somebody nicking Lucifer's wings, and other supernatural bits and pieces. Lucifer has a deadly sidekick/night club hostess called Mazikeen who hangs about looking sullen.

I'd give this a try if any of the above sounds interesting. As I said at the start, this is the most cynical adaptation of one of my favourite graphic novels and I still find myself watching. Better yet, read the graphic novel, it's one-of-a-kind.… Expand

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LiquorMy3sons

May 4, 2018

I had high hopes for this show. Lucifer helping the police catch bad people and sending them to hell where they belong. OK Lucifer falls in loves...will it be another Rosemary's Baby? No. This love angle played itself out with Cheers, Moonlighting, The Wonder Years and so many others. It isI had high hopes for this show. Lucifer helping the police catch bad people and sending them to hell where they belong. OK Lucifer falls in loves...will it be another Rosemary's Baby? No. This love angle played itself out with Cheers, Moonlighting, The Wonder Years and so many others. It is old and with this show has become boring. Move it along. Let Lucifer be the charming talented devil having sex with beautiful women and helping "Decker" solve crimes and sending murderers to hell. Last season was horrible. Last I heard about Kane he left the WWE and is running for Mayor in Tennessee. Get on with it. Less soap opera with love triangles and more action with great one liners.… Expand

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