Lucifer is the 2016 TV series based on the DC/Vertigo comics character of the same name, the version of which originated in the Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman and various artists.
The series focuses on Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), the biblical ruler of Hell who abandons his kingdom to experience life as a human being. He runs a nightclub in Los Angeles call "Lux" and becomes partnered (and eventually romantic) with LAPD detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German). Lucifer's ability to know the temptations of humans becomes a tool he uses to assist Decker.
The series was initially developed for Fox Television by Tom Kapinos (Californication). It was cancelled by the network after three seasons, but then picked up by Netflix for season four, five and six.
