Anna Daniels
At the time of this writing, Netflix hasn’t announced a release date for season 5 of Lucifer. We do, however, have some clues about the production that can help us make some educated guesses.
On September 5th, 2019, the Netflix-affiliated Twitter account See What’s Next tweeted a photo of the cast with the caption, “#Lucifer Season 5 starts filming tomorrow!! Can’t wait.” Another production update came in February 2020, when showrunner Ildy Modrovich took to Twitter to announce: “Last day in [the Lucifer writer’s] room. They’ll always be my family.”
All of this good news came before filming was halted, along with most other TV and movie productions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the extra delay may be discouraging for fans, we do know that filming was well underway before production went on hiatus, and that the writers are finished crafting the season. So, when things get back up and running, it will hopefully result in us seeing some new episodes sooner, rather than later.
One last thing to consider is that, even before the production hiatus, Netflix announced plans to split the final season into two halves, airing two sets of eight episodes with a break in between (via TVLine). Depending on how far along production was before it shut down, this could mean we get new episodes even sooner than we expect, as they won’t have to finish producing the entire season before releasing new material. Without any official announcement, however, all we can do at this point is speculate. Our best guess is that we’ll be waiting until late 2020, or even some time in 2021, for Lucifer season 5 to premiere.
Written by: Looper
