Tom Ellis Reveals the Final Season of Lucifer Will Split into Two Parts

The fifth and final season of “Lucifer” will be released in two parts with 8 episodes in each. It was previously announced that the show’s final season would be 60% longer with 16, instead of the usual 10, episodes. The reveal was made during The Kelly Clarkson Show where she visited the set of Lucifer with her sister and mother – all big fans of the series. Skip to 4minutes in the video below:

Netflix picked up the Warner Bros. series for a fourth season, which was released on May 8th this year, after being dropped by Fox after three seasons.  Co-showrunners Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich said: “We are so incredibly thankful to Netflix for resurrecting our show last season, and now letting us finish the story of Lucifer on our terms. Most importantly, we want to thank the fans for their incredible passion and support. The best is yet to come!” (TV Line). The series stars Tom Ellis as the titular fallen angel and the Lord of Hell, who works with the LAPD to take down Earth’s criminals.