Very few television series are as sinfully scintillating as Lucifer , though many do try, that’s for sure.
Due in large part to the incredible acting talents of Tom Ellis , the show has gone on to attain cult-like status.
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To help celebrate what an incredible achievement the show has become, here are 10+ completely and totally random facts about Lucifer fans didn’t know.
1. *Lucifer* is based on a comic book character.
Lucifer is based on Neil Gaiman’s character, Lucifer Morningstar , from the Sandman comic book series.
However, the similarities start and stop with the name of the character. Ellis looks nothing like the comic book version.
2. The show was cancelled after its 3rd season.
In less than a month after the news was announced, the hashtag #saveLucifer started trending. It received an astounding 8 million-plus retweets!
Netflix answered the call and the show was saved. Praise Netflix!
3. Tom Ellis, Lauren German, and Aimee Garcia share the same birth month.
This is just plain creepy! Not only are they all November babies, but the three lead actors are all born within exactly twelve days of one another.
The number twelve also is religiously symbolic : it represents order and perfection.
4. Lucifer was originally going to speak with an American accent
“I tried it with an American accent and he sounded like a [expletive]. 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.”
5. Aside from the Pilot, the title of each episode is mentioned at least once throughout.
Listen carefully the next time you’re watching and pay attention to the episode title.
At a given point, you will hear Lucifer say the episode title by name. How cool is that?
6. Did *Supernatural* predict the arrival of *Lucifer*?
There’s actually a character named Lucifer on Supernatural . That version of the character was once asked what he would do, should he ever escape the bondage of Hell.
His response was that he’d move to Los Angeles and help the police solve crimes. Foreshadowing much?
7. Chloe is one of the many names for Demeter.
In Greek mythology, Demeter was the Goddess of the Harvest. She was also the mother of Persephone.
Persephone bonded herself to Hades for eternity after consuming pomegranate seeds while in his domain.
8. The first two season were actually shot in Vancouver, not L.A.
Fun fact: it was actually while filming in Vancouver that the production team discovered Tom Ellis’ singing ability.
They were all out one night at a karaoke bar and Tom got up to sing!
9. The cast love to play practical jokes on one another.
Tom Ellis recalled in an interview:
“There was a guest star on the show, I’m quite a tolerant person, but they really wound me up. I found him quite annoying. His character had a lot of cardboard cutouts made of him, for a part of their set dressing, basically.”
Fast forward a few weeks to Tom’s birthday…
“So a couple weeks after this guy is not around anymore, it’s my birthday and I basically open the trailer door and I walk in and am confronted by about twelve of these full-size cardboard cutouts of the most annoying person I’ve ever met!”
10. *Lucifer* pulled Tom Welling out of retirement!
Tom spent ten seasons portraying Clark Kent on the small screen and many felt that we’d seen the last of him.
Tom was apparently a long-time fan of the series, and though hesitant at first, he eventually caved and agreed to make an appearance!
11. Tom Ellis’ daughters could care less that their father is a famous TV star.
“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.”
12. Tom Ellis is actually singing on the show!
Tom is a multi-instrumentalist and a powerful singer . He plays the guitar, trumpet, as well as the piano.
It isn’t him banging on the ivories, but that is most certainly his singing voice that you hear.
13. Neil Gaiman, creator of the Sandman series, sent Tom Ellis comic books to read.
“I hadn’t used anything from the comic to start with. But since then Neil Gaiman , who was behind the original incarnation, has got in touch with me. He told me he really enjoyed the pilot, so that was nice – it was almost like one of the parents giving us their blessing.”
14. Even though he is often seen with a lit cigarette, at no point does Tom Ellis ever actually take a drag.
It doesn’t make a lot of sense to show Lucifer succumbing to nicotine cravings or addiction.
That’s an incredibly human weakness and is definitely not something that The Prince of Darkness would concern himself with.
