He was bored in Hell, so he went to Earth instead. The series Lucifer is coming<

He was inspired by the fate of the comic book character of the same name from the Sandman series. However, it differs significantly from the original in many ways. He borrowed only a few basic character traits of the original hero.

Although Lucifer initially planned to enjoy his stay on earth, the murder of a close friend soon ruined it for him. At that moment, the main character, played by Welsh actor Tom Ellis, decides to fight crime and joins the local LAPD police department.

His ways, however, go against the grain of many colleagues. He copes with the villains using his supernatural abilities. As the former Lucifer, he can make sinners publicly confess their deeds.

"One is drawn to him by something inexplicable, a kind of magnetism," Ellis describes his character. In addition to him, Lauren German will appear in other roles as detective Chloe, whom Lucifer helps in the investigation, or Kevin Alejandro as her ex-husband, jealous of the qualities of the new hellish police officer.

“Watching the relationship between Lucifer and Chloe develop is fun. His abilities don't work on her, so the always confident and calm Lucifer finds himself on unknown ground," explains Geoff Johns, one of the creators and representatives of DC Comics. The pilot was directed by Len Wiseman, who wrote the script for the action vampire series Underworld. Eleven more directors took turns filming other parts.

Watch out, children

Even before its premiere in the United States, the "hell" series caused a wave of resistance, especially among Christian mothers. In May last year, One Million Moms, an organization that seeks to prevent the "abuse" of children by the mass media, wrote a petition against the filming.

"The series glorifies Lucifer as a kind and caring person of flesh and blood," read the complaint, which was signed by thousands of Americans. However, the original co-creator of the character, Neil Gaiman, was not surprised at all. He had already received similar protests in the 1990s from a similar association of mothers, who were annoyed that his comic book Sandman featured too many bisexual, homosexual and transsexual characters.

FOX television, which produces the series, was not deterred by the complaints from filming, and according to most foreign reviewers it is a good thing. The next of the thirteen episodes will be broadcast on FOX in a week.