But the minute we got 16, we realized, “What if we do a whole episode?

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This spoke to what she’s always been worried about — that there is a darkness inside her. Lesley-Ann remained tight-lipped about any specific plot details, but briefly touched on the role Lucifer and Amenadiel’s father will play in the upcoming instalment. How do we play with the [twin element], but also make sure [we don’t diminish her]. Netflix have yet to set a confirmed release date for season five, but the first eight episodes are hoped to return to the platform in summer 2020. [Laughs.] Lucifer season 4 is available to stream on Netflix. How much of those storylines were planned for a bit, or were they the result of the extra episodes this season? We had to make sure we wouldn’t be let down. This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Lucifer cast: Who originally played Detective Dan Espinoza? Lucifer season 5 release date: Has it been delayed again.

This comment fuelled speculation Mazikeen could be the driving force behind the opening episode’s rescue mission to rescue Lucifer from his Hellish prison. She’s like, “Nope, does not feel right.” And we wanted the tables to turn in the episode where Michael’s playing her and then [in reality viewers discover] she’s playing him. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. And so whenever we’re playing with these things, we always want to take these very emotional ideas and figure out a way to dramatize them. Henderson: No.

Modrovich: The Linda thing is funny because there was a line she said really early on, in Season 2, where she is talking about hell. She doesn’t know these things are possible. Lucifer season 5 spoilers: Are Deckerstar in danger? Henderson: Keep in mind who Dan used to date [God’s ex-wife], and the possible implication.

But at the same time, she’s smart enough to eventually figure out that there is something wrong.

Has there been talk of “Lucifer” Season 6 being 17 episodes to reach that mark?

Netflix subscribers are still recovering from the cataclysmic events of Lucifer season four’s thrilling finale. And then we were like four weeks into the [writers’] room and they expanded it to 16. It was a noir, it’s about Lilith and Lucifer’s time with her. But, like Joe said, after we talked about it, we realized there was this one story that we all felt incredibly passionate about telling.

But we just wanted to make sure we did it right.

What did Linda do that could possibly send her to hell? The first half illustrates that.

Henderson: We’re trying to learn and we’re trying to take the lessons we have learned and put them on the screen in a way that makes sense to the language of our show.

Given how close Lucifer and Chloe were to taking their romantic relationship forward at the end of Season 4, what were the conversations about her moving forward upon his apparent return with his imposter? We feel like that’s hopefully something that will be gone by then.

But what is so very satisfying is how many people have worried that that’s what was going to happen [based on the trailer]. There were some things — like God’s introduction, or Dan (Kevin Alejandro) discovering that Lucifer is the devil — that would be impossible to remove from the season, but were there any beats or smaller moments you felt would be better utilized in Season 6 that you were able to shift?

Lesley-Ann explained: “Dennis Haysbert is just a gorgeous actor and it’s really great working between these two characters.”. Why Is 'Saturday Night Live' Suddenly Booking So Many Older Rock Bands? Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Henderson: We’re not allowed to answer our episode order yet. A lot of the stuff [in there is what] Ildy and I and Tom all talked about so that Tom understood where the character was coming from and how he was the hero of his own story. Do you plan to incorporate either the current COVID-19 pandemic or conversations about police reform into the final batch of episodes? Lucifer's midseason finale dropped a hell of a cliffhanger on us, introducing Lucifer's father, God, in its final moments.

Every season, we try to torture Dan. Season five is set to return closer to the show’s former glory with 16 new episodes of Lucifer expected to drop later this year.

Oh my God, this is so much better.”. I literally didn’t finish. And the mojo became an excellent opportunity to do that as well as his own vulnerability around Chloe. “We leave what we thought was everything on the floor. His kids are acting the fool on Earth, and he’s like ‘it’s time to check on y’all!’”, She then joked: “You know, people only pray when s***’s gone wrong.”.

Given how big the move is, did you have internal parameters about which storylines he could get involved in, how many scenes he could be in, etc? Season five of the popular Fox series, now on Netflix, is hopefully just around the corner. That is something that we did a lot of soul searching on. As fans patiently wait for the premiere, one of Lucifer’s biggest stars has revealed how new cast member Dennis Haysbert will make his introduction to the show. Modrovich: The best ending. What if we really let him dig into Lucifer’s life and see what that looks like?” It’s kind of scary, because you’re literally doing an episode without Lucifer.

Modrovich: We had many conversations with Tom, talking about who we thought Michael was, how he spoke, how stood, his backstory, why he does all these things. And we didn’t want to disappoint people.

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So, in this case, what we realized is that we wanted to find a way to physicalize Lucifer’s insecurities. When a character is impersonating another character, infiltrating their world, it’s always a delicate balance for how long that can sustain.

We wanted to make sure we didn’t do that. She’s not a detective, she’s THE detective. We knew we were asking him to work twice as hard, essentially, to be two characters now. Modrovich: And that is a good example of an episode that would not have happened had we not gotten the expansion from 10 to 16 [episodes]. When Lucifer was properly back, he and Chloe did consummate their relationship — only for him to promptly worry he’s lost his mojo when he can no longer compel people to tell them their deepest desires.

We realized that we could really dive into them on a much deeper level in a Season 6. God been a card the writers’ really have avoided utilizing in a major way until now. “Thinking Season 5 was the end was a bit of a gift, because we didn’t hesitate,” executive producer Joe Henderson tells Variety.

Lucifer seasons 1-3 are available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. And then we decided, okay, we can we can do it.

During the series’ earlier instalments, Lucifer was desperate to make a connection with his estranged father, the Creator of the Universe himself, God.

Looking to the first half of Season 5, Ellis pulled double duty by portraying Lucifer and his twin, Michael, who briefly impersonated Lucifer on Earth.