Fox Puts In Pilot Order For Lucifer

We’re one step closer to seeing Lucifer Morningstar on TV.

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Deadline reported earlier today that Fox has put in a pilot order for Lucifer, which will come with some big names attached. The biggest is Jerry Bruckheimer, who will serve as executive producer. Joining him are Len Wiseman, co-creator of Sleepy Hollow – who will also direct the pilot — and Tom Kapinos, creator of Californication.

Alas, there seems to have been a change in premise along the way as well. The original pitch for a Lucifer series sounded like it was going to follow some of his solo comic series, where he runs a piano bar in L.A. The setting will be the same, but … well, here’s what Deadline says about the new core concept:

"The TV series centers on Lucifer who, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals."

That’s kind of a mixed bag in the eyes of this fan. Abandoning Hell is a key moment in Lucifer’s development as a comics character, but I’m not sure about how helping the LAPD rally jives with that. Hopefully the writers find a way to make it subversive, because even after swearing off his famous role, Lucifer is very much still the prince of lies.

It’s also interesting because even though Gotham has been one of Fox’s few hits on the drama front this season, the more mystical side of the DC universe hasn’t fared quite as well, with Constantine pulling in only so-so ratings for NBC and getting its first season cut off at 13 episodes. That series’ fate (no pun intended) is still very much up in the air.

We’ll see how this shakes out in time. If Fox likes what it sees, Lucifer could keep the current comic book TV show count steady even if Constantine ends up going one-and-done.

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