Lucifer concluded its television run with the May 14 episode, “A Devil of My Word,” by falling on its angel-wing-shield with a closing moment that would have been a bellwether Season 3 cliffhanger if not for the fact that Fox – three days earlier – had just cancelled the series. In what is, perhaps, a sure sign that the show’s final fate has been sealed, executive producers and co-showrunners Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich are now dishing on their nixed Season 4 plans. Of course, that was hardly the intended crescendo for the series, and had Lucifer Season 4 moved forward, it would have showcased a different dynamic. As Henderson and Modrovich explain in a post-mortem interview with Deadline about the direction of the unrealized Season 4: Interestingly, it appears that Lucifer was going to be all-in on the premise of Chloe finally knowing the truth, and even seemed intent on pursuing the perpetually-teased romance between the hedonistic archangel and the straight-laced police detective. Indeed, Henderson reiterates the intended commitment to this new direction in a post-mortem with TV Line, stating: While these Lucifer Season 4 details are fascinating, they’re also bittersweet and appear to be the closest we’ll ever get to knowing what happens in the television lore – even as the #SaveLucifer movement is still surging. It’s a shame, especially since Lucifer, unlike other crime procedurals, didn’t intend to rest on any laurels, with plans for major changes in its dynamic. Unfortunately, we’re not likely to see the result of the show’s “Chlucifer” satanic ship, or, (as one could have dreamed,) an appearance by the Sandman himself, Morpheus, the character whose Neil Gaiman-created DC Comics title provided the martini-sipping piano-bar-owning version of the Devil’s first appearance back in 1989. Nevertheless, barring some kind of miraculous, Timeless-like, post-cancellation pickup, we wish Lucifer bon voyage.
