In a heartfelt message today, Lucifer’s Lauren German acknowledged this will be the final season for the popular series, while thanking fans for their support.
Everyone’s favorite detective had been the sole remaining cast member to continue pushing for a #SaveLucifer campaign after Netflix announced earlier this summer that the upcoming season five would be the last.
Today she cleared up her position on the issue.
“So, to clear up some confusion, yes I was encouraging people to share how much they loved Lucifer when were still waiting to hear about if we all were getting a season 5, 6 or more,” she wrote.
But then added: “But now we known definitively from Netflix that they have decided to end the show after one more, final season 5. So knowing that, it’s nice to be able to focus on making this last season our best yet.”
You all are so lovely, kind and supportive I cannot even believe it. SO, to clear up some confusion, yes I was encouraging people to share how much they loved #Lucifer when we were still waiting to hear about if we all were getting a season 5, 6 or more
— Lauren German (@LaurenGerman) July 25, 2019
But now we know definitively from Netflix that they have decided to end the show after one more, final season 5. So knowing that, it’s nice to be able to focus on making this last season our best yet. We love you all and let’s go out with a devilish bang. #devilbang
— Lauren German (@LaurenGerman) July 25, 2019
German added: “We love you all and let’s go out with a devilish bang.”
Both co-showrunners Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson had earlier encouraged Lucifans to lay off a #SaveLucifer campaign and just focus on enjoying the former Fox show’s upcoming season.
In a lengthy statement tweeted last month, Modrovich addressed “confusion over the recent announcement that this is our last season.”
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To all #lucifans please read this. Hopefully it will help clear up all the confusion out there. We Love you and are beyond grateful for your support and love for our show. ?❤️ https://t.co/wNzZ7QksoJ
— tom ellis (@tomellis17) June 27, 2019
ur #Lucifans ??❤️ from me… @Henderson_Joe all the #Lucifer writers and our beautiful cast… @tomellis17 @LaurenGerman @LesleyAnnBrandt @RachaelEHarris @kevinmalejandro @dbwofficial @Aimee_Garcia and @ScarMestevez pic.twitter.com/8aXb6yfJ7c— Ildy Modrovich (@Ildymojo) June 26, 2019
Lucifer himself, Tom Ellis, quickly retweeted Modrovich’s statement and asked fans to read it:
To all #lucifans please read this. Hopefully it will help clear up all the confusion out there. We Love you and are beyond grateful for your support and love for our show. ?❤️ https://t.co/wNzZ7QksoJ
— tom ellis (@tomellis17) June 27, 2019
The online petition had garnered nearly 90,000 signatures.
It had picked up momentum last month when German signaled to fans that they should push Netflix for additional seasons.
“If you want a season 6 or more let it be heard,” German tweeted. “We love that you love Lucifer your support on social media is cherished and important.”
She continued, “if you want more let everyone know.”
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German’s endorsement of the petition drive was in sharp contrast to Ellis who wrote on Instagram that season 5 would be it.
“I have had the most amazing ride making life long friends and playing a character that I truly love,” wrote Ellis. “It has been an utter privilege.”
“Here’s to a rocking season 5 and going out on a high,” Ellis concluded.
On Twitter, Ellis also added, “…all good things must come to an end…always leave them wanting more!”
It’s beautifully overwhelming to know how much love there is for #lucifer out there…thank you to everyone for your congratulations on the announcement of our final season. It’s bittersweet for us too but all good things must come to an end…always leave them wanting more! ❤️?
— tom ellis (@tomellis17) June 7, 2019
Watching the petition gain popularity, Lucifer Executive Producer Joe Henderson, the top boss, weighed in making it very clear that S5 will be it.
Replying to fans, Henderson wrote: “Nothing has changed! We are wrapping up all our stories in season 5, our final season.”
In another tweet, he added, “Honestly, we’re telling our ending with season 5. We love all the support, but right now, I’d say time is better spent getting ready for a fitting ending to our characters’ journeys.”
Unable to slow down the petition drive, Henderson was again asked by @lucifansgroup1 to clarify whether season five “is the end, and we shouldn’t tweet for S6?”
Henderson responded, “Season 5 is the end.”
Netflix announced earlier this month — just weeks after the show’s fourth season debuted on the streaming service — that it would end “Lucifer” with a 10-episode fifth and final season to air next year.
Lucifer star Kevin Alejandro revealed that the cast found out the news that season five would be the last just hours before the rest of the world did.
Speaking to Tilly Pearce at UK Metro about the season five ending, Alejandro, who plays Detective Dan Espinoza, admitted that he found the moment bittersweet, and that the cast, who have become undeniably close on and off screen, have already got emotional as they think about saying goodbye.
“After the announcement, Me, Lesley-Ann, Lauren German were having dinner and already, just talking about the end, and season five is starting to end, tears are starting to form and it’s like we’re months away from even shooting,” said Alejandro. “We’re like “we just can’t believe it! We just need to embrace it.”
After Netflix resurrected the series after its early cancellation on Fox, Lucifans have been desperate to keep the show alive as long as possible.
So, the last couple weeks have split the Lucifer fandom, with many signing a petition to Netflix to keep the show going.
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Alejandro, or Detective Douche as Lucifer calls him, admits the cast went through various emotions when they heard the news.
“The day they announced it to the public, we found out hours before that,” said Alejandro. “At first, you know, it’s kind of bittersweet, because originally we were just waiting to hear if we’d been picked up for another season, and so there’s that. They started with the news of ‘we’re picked up!’ and of course there was happiness, and then there was the bittersweetness of ‘but this is the last one.’”
German’s tweets today bring closure for the cast, and the sad recognition they’ll soon be shooting scenes with each other for the final season.
Again I say, why end Lucifer when it is so popular and Netflix knows the millions of fans are wanting more? What kind of company cuts its own throat like this? I’ve read the numbers of Americans leaving Netflix is around 340,000 or more. I plan on leaving after season 5 of Lucifer is out and I’ve seen it. But leaving only because Lucifer is being cancelled and ended. I would have stayed with the service had they decided to keep the Lucifer series going a few more season’s. It didn’t have to go on forever! But to dump it after just 2 more season’s after the fans went viral to save it is just ludicrous and the fans are not going to forget this slight. Netflix has slapped the fans hard across the face and we are smarting mightily! If Netflix is in such dire straights financially, as has been stated in the news, why dump such a popular series and keep trash and old reruns like Friends, The Office and Frankie and Grace with Hanoi Jane, when new and fresh series like Lucifer and the up and coming Sandman series are out there? It just makes no sense to any of us.
I agree with you entirely and already cancelled my Netflix
They don’t want it to drag on like Supernatural. I’d rather they end it on a high note with a good plan.
A Netflix é simplesmente ridícula, salvar a série pra mais duas temporadas não tem sentido…bom só estou esperando a 5 temporada depois tchau Netflix
It definitely should not be canceled. It is one of the best shows on any channel.
After finding Lucifer on Netflix earlier this summer and binge watching all 4 seasons multiple times I am very sad that the series will end with season 5. It has brought laughter back into my life and a way to escape a few hours. Grateful they have extended it to 16 episodes and can’t hardly wait for it to air in 2020. Thank you Lucifer cast, crew and writers for a wonderful show.