The Devil is coming to primetime.
What can you tease about why he left Hell?
Well, in his own words, he left Hell because he was bored.
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He was bored of playing a part in this game that his dad had set up.
He just didnt want to be tarred with that brush anymore.
What are the consequences of him being away from Hell for so long?
Do you feel like hes inherently bad?
This is one of the moral questions that are thrown up within the show, actually.
Its about the questioning of authority.
I mean, I like to think that this is the ultimate redemption story.
Even in the pilot, hes accused of being soft towards humans.
Does that make him double down at any point to prove that he can still be bad?
He doesnt have this empathy for every human being.
Hes not able to draw stuff out of her like he is everybody else.
Its the pursuit of knowledge ironically that hes after in humanity.
What does that working dynamic between Chloe and Lucifer look like moving forward?
He wants to know what make her tick.
That becomes his case.
No, hes here for the ride.
The whole point is hes bored of this role, this role of punisher.
Hes bored of these people coming down to him.
He just is like, Im done with this job.
Im going to go and have a holiday, a sabbatical, a vacation.
Is there anything that can kill him?
We work under the assumption that hes immortal, but that is tested throughout the series.
How do you get into the mindset of the playing the Devil?
In terms of like getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when Im working.
We used him in the pilot.
I use that, basically, to then just get me into it.
How close is the show staying to the comics?
Its, to put it bluntly, not really staying close to it at all.
Weve used it as our inspiration for the characters.
Lucifer has a sense of fun about life; he just likes to play with people.
But the sense of humor of the show is what makes the show entertaining as opposed to dark.
So he always has his tongue in his cheek then?
Yeah, and certainly the way the stories are told, theres an element of that as well.
What message do you think the show sends about morality?
I love the ambiguity of morality.
This is like Father Christmas or Santa Claus or someone.
Does he look at himself as the hero of his own story?
Hes just a kid with dad issues.
Luciferdebuts Monday at 9 p.m.
