Lucifer season five production has officially kicked off and the team of writers are busy brainstorming about how to bring the series to an end.
Lucifer himself, Tom Ellis, marked the occasion by posting an photo of the writers’ room to his Instagram.
Standing next to co-showrunners Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson as well as a host of writers, Ellis wrote:
There are many “possibilities” to explore, with plenty of pressure on how to tightly and neatly bring the series to an end.
Everyone is hoping the show can end on an amazing note, like Breaking Bad, and not leave a sour taste in fans mouths, like Dexter.
Modrovich also shared the same pic and said, “Back in Hell…and couldn’t be happier!”
Back in Hell… and couldn’t be happier. ?❤️ https://t.co/whvtwq05O5
— Ildy Modrovich (@Ildymojo) July 2, 2019
Modrovich also posted a picture of she, Henderson and Ellis at The Steakhouse where they brainstormed about season 5 over a few drinks:
No place better than The Smokehouse to brainstorm about #LuciferSeason5 …and drink and eat cheesy bread. pic.twitter.com/HXeZmeDQtE
— Ildy Modrovich (@Ildymojo) June 29, 2019
Writer/producer Chris Rafferty also noted that the writers are now back at work in crafting the final ten episodes:
First day of #Lucifer Season 5 Writers Room ? Beginning of the end… pic.twitter.com/gb8xv0x4ec
— Chris Rafferty (@chris_rafferty) July 2, 2019
As Lucifer wraps up, there is a new question on whether fans will see him once again in a newly announced show.
Earlier this week it was announced Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman is being adapted from the graphic novel of the same name.
Fans of Gaiman, of the dark fantasy genre, will know that The Sandman novel featured the first appearance of the Lucifer character.
Lucifer first appeared in The Sandman
Lucifer acted as a huge side-character for The Sandman, as he fought to regain his kingdom.
After the events of The Sandman’s graphic novel, Lucifer escaped to Los Angeles to open his own piano bar – LUX.
Sound familiar?
Throughout The Sandman story, Lucifer had some standout moments, and even clashed with the titular character once or twice.
This provokes the question, however: Will Lucifer appear in The Sandman series?
And if so, will Ellis play the role, or will someone else be cast?
[From Lucifer To 007 – Why Tom Ellis Will Be The Next James Bond]
Remember, Ellis is a leading contender to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.
Lucifer is now owned by Netflix after it was cancelled by Fox, which means it may have an opportunity to cross over.
Before any chance of a crossover fans will need to see how Lucifer’s story ends – and Modrovoich and Henderson have been teasing its plots.
In a recent Instagram Q&A, Modrovoich “promised to explore” what happens when Chloe (Lauren German) finds out she is a gift from god.
So many possibilities, but first thing first: The 10 episodes must be written.
Ellis would make a wonderful 007. Big fan of the spy series. Mr Ellis is a charismatic actor, and not to mention handsome
Bummed, only ten episodes, I feel violated! 🙂 I can’t wait though!
If Tom Ellis isn’t going to play Lucifer in the new series, and the rest of the cast, it won’t be thee same, of course. But they probably won’t be allowed to follow the stories since it would be considered a new series and Netflix owns the old one.
Tom Ellis is the best Lucifer I’ve seen so far, it would be impossible to replace him since he brought the character to life in the WB/J.Bruckheimer world. I’d give the new series a chance if the writing and acting were as good. But Lucifer will always Tom Ellis and cast as it currently is right now. Netflix busted the series by refusing to let it go on for a few more season’s. We fans must have all thought pretty much the same thing, that with the rescue by Netflix there would be more than two more piddily season’s. I’m sure the cast and crew were disappointed to learn season 5 was the end of this very popular series. Shame on ya @Netflix for doing that to millions of fans! May the Bird of Paradise poop all over your company for breaking our hearts!
Best of luck to Tom Ellis and his shot at being the next James Bond. And good luck as well to the entire cast in anything they end up moving onto. I will miss you all, but will see you on the DVD series!