Lucifer Season 3 Confirmed, Possible Release Date

Fox made a pact for Luciferseason 3. The hellish network will take the last four episodes from season 2 and add them to the perdition of Lucifer season 3.

Lucifer was originally renewed for Season 2 and then got a "back-nine" order, bringing its episode total to 22. The series had only planned for an 18 episode arc.

‏”We designed this season to be an 18 episode arc because we originally were going to be 18 episodes. But then we got 4 more! Surprise!,” Lucifer executive producer Joe Henderson wrote to Twitter. “So we decided to create four episodes that let us play around a bit. Dig deeper into the character stories, play with format a bit, etc.”

The extra four episodes are being called "standalone" character studies. The four episodes will air at the start of Season 3 next fall, which means Lucifer Season 2 will end on May 29 instead of late June. 

The four episodes “stand on their own, but also pick up plots we’ve introduced and bring in new stuff we’ll play with season 3,” Henderson tweeted.

The season three order is for 22 episodes. Lucifer debuted in January 2016 as a midseason show with a 13-episode run. Fox bumped up the season two episode order to 22 episodes.

It may come as a surprise, but the show is outperforming its hyped and heavily promoted lead-in Gotham. Lucifer is averaging 3.8 million viewers, roughly 300,000 more than Gotham. In the DC TV universe, that would put Lucifer’s ratings on par with Arrow, still chasing The Flash but soaring above Supergirl. The key to renewals in the DC universe seem to follow one simple rule: Don't get ordered by NBC. 

The series is based on Vertigo characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg, and stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German, and Tricia Helfer.

Lucifer Season 3 Release Date

Lucifer will air on Mondays at 8 pm starting in the fall, slipping into Gotham's old slot. While Fox hasn't announced an exact date yet, pencil in September 18 or 25 for the Lucifer Season 3 premiere.