Lucifer, a fantasy police procedural drama, airing on FOX was canceled the series after three seasons.
On May 11, 2018, following the series’ cancellation, executive producer Joe Henderson indicated that the third season finale was not intended to be a series finale and that it would feature a “huge cliffhanger” that was meant to deter Fox from canceling the series.
Fans rallied on Twitter and #SaveLucifer soon became the #1 trending topic worldwide with the hashtag being used approximately 1 million times that day. The day after the #SaveLucifer campaign began, a second hashtag, #PickUpLucifer, also spent time as the number one worldwide trending tag, and returned to the top five during the finale, according to showrunner Ildy Modrovich. That tag reached 1 million later that day. An online petition also began circulating aimed at renewing Lucifer for season four on a new network. The series is reportedly being shopped around to premium cable and streaming services.
On May 11, 2018, On June 15, it was announced that Netflix had renewed the series for a fourth season.
During Lucifer’s three years on FOX, the series was nominated for several awards, including Tom Ellis Choice TV: Breakout Star and Lucifer Choice TV: Breakout Show Nominated in the Teen Choice Awards. It was nominated for Favorite TV Crime Drama Nominated by the People’s Choice Awards.