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Lucifer'' is an American fantasy police procedural
comedy-drama
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television series developed by
Tom Kapinos that premiered on
Fox
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on January 25, 2016. It features a character created by
Neil Gaiman
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,
Sam Kieth, and
Mike Dringenberg
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Early life
Mike Dringenberg was born in Laon, France and raised in Germany before moving to the Unit ...
taken from the comic book series ''
The Sandman
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Representation in traditional folklore
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'', which later became the protagonist of the spin-off comic book series ''
Lucifer'' written by
Mike Carey, both published by
DC Comics'
Vertigo imprint. In May 2018, Fox canceled the series after three seasons,
and it was announced in June 2018 that
Netflix had picked the series up.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2 (2016–17)
Season 3 (2017–18)
Season 4 (2019)
Season 5 (2020–21)
Season 6 (2021)
Ratings
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Notes
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucifer episodes, List of
Lucifer (TV series)
Lists of American comedy-drama television series episodes
Lists of American crime drama television series episodes
Lists of American fantasy television series episodes
Lucifer