Lucifer is an American fantasy police procedural dramedy television series developed by Tom Kapinos that premiered on Fox on January 25, 2016. It features a character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg taken from the comic book series The Sandman, which later became the protagonist of the spin-off comic book series Lucifer written by Mike Carey, both published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
In April 2016, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 19, 2016. On February 13, 2017, the series was renewed for a third season. As of January 30, 2017[update], 26 episodes of Lucifer have aired.