Tom Ellis on when the back half of Lucifer season 5 could premiere

Lucifer fans (Lucifans, if you will) are still making their way through the first half of season 5 on Netflix, but there’s more to look forward to.

The fifth season of Lucifer recently dropped on Netflix to solid reviews from fans and critics alike. The new season finds Lucifer (Tom Ellis) returning from hell only to have to deal with his brother Michael having taken over his identity. Along the way, there was an episode shot in black and white, a meta hour about an in-universe show that’s also about the devil, and more.

And the best news is that there’s more to come! Fans have only gotten the first eight episodes of season 5; there’s another eight in the hopper to be dropped later.

But when, exactly? That’s the question. Like a lot of series, Lucifer had to take a production break due to the coronavirus. Speaking on the Pilot TV podcast, Ellis mulled over when the back half of the season might be coming.

“The second eight episodes, I’m not sure when they’re going to drop because we’ve still got the finale,” he said. “We were about halfway through it. So we go back, we start with that, and then we go straight into season 6.”

"So hopefully that’ll be ready to go, I would imagine, sort of Christmastime or early next year."

That would certainly make for a nice Christmas gift.

As for what to expect from the second half of season 5, co-showrunner Joe Henderson described it to Entertainment Tonight as “most emotional season of the series so far.”

"[It’s] our most emotional chunk for all of the darkness in 5A. Lightness is mixed in but I feel like 5A started a little darker. 5B will be both brighter and even darker still and it’s always darkest before the dawn."

One of the big developments in the first half of season 5 was Dennis Haysbert showing up as God…like, the God. Clearly, that’s gonna be important down the line. “This is a family story,” Henderson said. “Dad’s home and he’s not happy with what his kids have been up to. That is so much of what we will explore in 5B is just that family relationship, and the emotional aspects of that.”

We’ll keep an ear to the ground for more details.

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h/t Digital Spy