Fox recently released a new first look trailer for its series based on Vertigo Comics' Lucifer. The trailer highlights the plot of the Lucifer television series, which revolves around the king of Hell abandoning his duties there to come to Earth to see what mortal life is like.
In the trailer, Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis) arrives in Los Angeles and learns all about the virtues and vices of the humans of the city, taking on the role of a "modern day playboy."
In the clip, Lucifer exits a bar with a woman on his arm, but the two get gunned down. The woman dies, but Lucifer, being immortal, survives, bringing him to the attention of the LAPD. That brings him into contact with a detective, Chloe (Lauren German), and the two begin working together to solve the homicide.
"One thing about Lucifer is that he has the ability to get people to confess to him," says actor D.B. Woodside in the trailer. Lucifer also stars Rachael Harris, Kevin Alejandro and Lesley-Ann Brandt.
Of course, a series about Lucifer brings some controversy, at least according to the One Million Moms movement, which has already petitioned Fox to have the series dropped.
"The series will focus on Lucifer portrayed as a good guy, 'who is bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell.' He resigns his throne, abandons his kingdom and retires to Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals," says One Million Moms. "At the same time, God's emissary, the angel Amenadiel, has been sent to Los Angeles to convince Lucifer to return to the underworld."
The group is upset that the series seems to glorify Satan: obviously, its members have never watched the CW television series Supernatural, which features a different version of Lucifer (not based on the comics) as portrayed by Mark Pellegrino, or the current King of Hell on that series as portrayed by Mark Sheppard.
Lucifer premieres on Fox on Jan. 25.
Vertigo Comics also relaunched the Lucifer comic book this month, just in time for the premiere of the TV series. The character got its start in Vertigo's Sandman title and then went on to grab his own ongoing series that ran for 75 issues. He also appeared briefly in DC's The New 52.
