‘Lucifer’ Star Tom Ellis ‘Not Giving Up’ on Season 4 Renewal, Cheers on Fans
Finale
Consider Lucifer officially chuffed.
“I was not great, but I can’t tell you how I much have been buoyed by this whole response, it’s been incredible,” admits Tom Ellis of the fallout around the unexpected cancellation of his Fox dramedy. After the axe fell Friday evening — “I was genuinely shocked when I found out,” he offers — the internet did what it does best and got outraged. Loudly.
Before you could say “But they saved Last Man Standing?!” the hashtags #SaveLucifer and #PickupLucifer were trending worldwide for days and the cast was deluged with support.
“We knew we had a popular show, something people really adored, but not this much,” continues the actor, who’s known for being wildly more humble and affable than the hedonist he’s played with sexy delight for three seasons (exec producer Ildy Modrovich calls him “all heart”). “I never felt like the numbers on Fox ever really reflected the actual popularity of the show. And that is just modern TV: People find the way to watch a program the way they want to watch it and this outpouring has suggested exactly that.”
Noting that “talks are happening” about possible new homes for the show, Ellis stresses that “it’s not going to be an instantaneous thing like Brooklyn Nine-Nine was. It’s worth reiterating that to the fans. But we’re not giving up. If anything this has really galvanized us and picked us up from the floor.”
Tom Ellis in the finale of ‘Lucifer’
Tonight’s season (or possibly series) finale culminates in a poignant cliffhanger sure “to start another torrent of disbelief.” Ellis says he’s nothing but grateful for his gig as God’s fallen son and, even more so, for the viewers who have stepped up. “I was sitting in my flat in London a broken man on Friday, I’m not gonna lie. Then when this stuff started happening, it just honestly infused me with appreciation, really. I am overwhelmed by it.”
So don’t give up, Lucifans. In fact, one might suggest that you all keep the faith — Ellis sure is. “All we hope when we make the show is that we reach people and it’s very apparent that we have done so,” he says with pride. “I sincerely hope we can find a new place so we can keep reaching them.”
Lucifer, Season Finale, Monday, May 14, 8/7c, Fox
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#PickUpLucifer FFS whats wrong with you fn capitalists dont u want guaranteed money?
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I’m a huge fan but please don’t make this political. There’s a lot of moving parts to consider
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i am really fun of lucifer especially tom elias a am a fun of him so please #savelucifer #PICKUPLUCIFER
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#PICKUPLUCIFER
I love Lucifer and especially Tom Ellis. I am hoping that Lucifer will be back for a fourth season.....wherever it ends up, I will be watching.
It is such a great show. I don't know what Fox can be thinking.....it has always been a weak network, but when Lucifer came on and then
The Resident, I truly thought they were finally learning. No such luck. I am hoping that another network will pick Lucifer up and continue
with the story.
If that is impossible, I hope another network will create a new show for Tom Ellis. He is so talented and such a classy actor. We need more
actors like him, and much less dystopian crap and much fewer monsters and weird creatures. So boring. That is why I love British TV.....it
makes so many excellent shows.
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Lucifer is best show on fox... only show i watch on the channel. BRING IT BACK!
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please save lucifer i love it alot i watch every night it comes on so please save it.
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COME ON With ME #SaveLucifer #PICKUPLUCIFER
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#PLEASEPLEASE DON'T LET LUCIFER LEAVE ME!!!!! NOT JUST "LUCI" BUT CHLOE, MAZICIN, AMANADEAL, CHARLOTTE, LINDA,AND EVEN DETECTIVE DOUCHE "DAN" LOL.IF YOU DON'T RENEW PLEASE TRY TO STRICK A DEAL WITH HULU OR NETFLIX I ONLY HAVE TWO SHOWS LEFT THIS AND GOTHAM PLEASE KEEP IT
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Fantastic show, enormous fun. Man I hope someone has the good sense to pick this up. How else am I gonna buy the 12 season box-set?
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I'm very surprised it got canceled, it has a lot of viewership and that's what Advertiser should be looking at if season 4 does come out I will definitely be watching!! I hope either fax renuzit or it finds another Network
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#SaveLucifer
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some one please save this show !!! #SaveLucifer
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well f*** fox...
what can i say... that's the reason why I hesitate to watch tv series... not even a proper ending for the show... "good" job fox...
and goodbye Netflix subscription.... this news will keep me from watching another tv serie any time soon
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#PickUpLucifer #SaveLucifer #BringLuciferBack We love #Lucifer #LucifansUnited.
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#SaveLucifer FoxTV, really, what are you thinking? Football? Reality TV? We want LUCIFER!!!! The drama, the romance, the action, the lust, the humor, Tom Ellis, the cast......one hour a week is all I watch of tv, and you take that away.....I'm canceling you FoxTV.
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Please help save our show. 'LUCIFER' deserves at least one more season. #SaveLucifer #PickupLucifer
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Don’t cancel the show, please! #pickuplucifer #savelucifer
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Go Lucifer ! Go Lucifer! #SaveLucifer ! You have to do this ! #PickUpLucifer 😀
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Love Lucifer!
#SaveLucifer
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#SaveLucifer #PickUpLucifer
What's wrong with the people !!! If nobody care the show (like FOX said), there won't be such outrage in Internet!!! That just shows that modern TV has changed! Nielsen is not reflecting ANYTHING
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#SaveLucifer and #PickUpLucifer
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