FOX and DC Entertainment have today swelled the DC Universe further by announcing that Welsh actor Tom Ellis (Rush, Once Upon a Time) has been cast in Lucifer, the new television show based on the DC / Vertigo Comics character.
Inspired by the character who first appeared in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, Lucifer was the main protagonist in his own 75-issue solo series between 2000 and 2006. In the new show, “bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, [Lucifer] resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals.”
Director Len Wiseman (Underworld, TV’s Sleepy Hollow) will direct the pilot episode, with legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Con Air, Top Gun) on board as executive producer. Tom Kapinos (Californication) has adapted and written the pilot.
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Originally published February 27, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
