Lucifer has entertained us for so many years , it has been a real treat . You may think that as a superfan, you know everything there is to know about Lucifer . But we would like to challenge that idea with some behind the scenes secrets that may have slipped through your radar. Check them out!
Tom Ellis’ potrayal
Tom Ellis had a surprising source of inspiration to play his part.
He said that as he played the character, he compared Lucifer to Oscar Wilde.
Tom Ellis usually goes for comedic roles
Here’s Ellis on having to play something more serious:
“I’ve worked a lot in comedy. As much as I love playing dramatic roles, it’s always nice to be able to have some humor around when working. It was just different in the concept and the character was a different character to a lot of the ones I’d been reading.”
They feel L.A. is a character
Which is why they moved production from Vancouver to L.A. in Season 3, to get more of the L.A. feel.
They just love that city so much.
It was almost taken off the air
There was a petition that went around in 2015 trying to get the show taken off the air.
This was to be expected, considering it was a show about The Devil.
The show is (loosely) based on books
We mentioned that the show was based on comics , but those comics were actually based on a series of books by Neil Gaiman called “The Sandman”.
A lot of basing stuff on other stuff going on here.
Why Lucifer is British
The British accent was deliberate! Ellis has an explanation for that too:
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“In America, basically, you can say whatever you like, reprehensible things, and if you’ve got a British accent you can get away with it. They think it’s incredibly charming.”
The season one finale
Executive producer Joe Henderson was shocked that he got away with the major cliffhanger during season one.
“We were talking about cliffhangers and finding a way to really sell the ending and I told the network, ‘Well we have this idea, but it’s kind of crazy and we’re not sure how you guys are going to feel about it.’ And they were like ‘That’s it! That’s your finale!’”
Tom Welling
Not only did it take a lot of convincing to get Tom Welling to come back to acting, but they also threw some Superman references into the show for good measure.
The standalone episodes
There were a couple of episodes in the series that didn’t really contribute to the main storyline, and were called “standalones”.
Executive producer Joe Henderson says they have a small part in the main storyline, but they just wanted you to focus on the episodes themselves.
Tom Ellis’ kids aren’t really into the show
As he puts it :
“My kids are the least impressed about any work that I do, which is quite amusing. Time and time again, if I’m on the telly, I’ll go: ‘Look, it’s Dad on the telly,’ and they’ll sort of look up … give it a cursory glance and then carry on with what they’re doing ’cause it really doesn’t faze them at all.”
Neil Gaiman approves
It’s nice when the author of your source material is a fan of your rendition of it, especially since it doesn’t happen all that often.
So when Neil Gaiman described the character of Lucifer as a “sexy, mad, bad Doctor Who” everyone on Lucifer was pleased.
The “Supernatural” crossover
People have been wanting a Supernatural crossover with the show since it began,
And while we’re not sure if it’s happening, there are so many actors who play roles in both shows that it’s almost inevitable.
Lucifer was supposed to be American
However, when Tom Ellis tried out the American accent, it wasn’t to his liking. In his own words:
“I tried it with an American accent and he sounded like a [expletive]”.
David Bowie
Mike Carey , the guy who wrote the Lucifer graphic novel, said his original inspiration for the character was David Bowie.
And if you look at the comics, you can see a resemblance.
