The first half of Lucifer season 5 dropped on Netflix over the weekend, and immediately shot to the #1 spot in Australia. Shocker. If you’ve already binged your way through season 5A, the good news is there are eight more episodes coming. The bad news is that we don’t exactly know when season 5B will premiere.
What’s the go with season 5B?
Season 5 was always going to be split in two, so the pandemic only clinched that. But, because COVID-19 shut down production, the second half of the season hasn’t actually wrapped yet.
Showrunners Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson spoke to Collider about the whole situation, with Modrovich saying that they still have a “little more than half of the final episode” to shoot.
So that’s that.
When will it come out?
If, and that’s a big “if”, everything goes to plan and Lucifer can resume filming this year, then you can probably expect season 5B to release in early to mid-2021. We’d need nothing short of a bloody miracle to see it this year, to be honest.
In the Collider chat, Henderson said: “The honest truth is I think the second half will come out as soon as we can finish shooting it,” Joe Henderson added.
That all depends on the pandemic, though.
For what it’s worth, Tom Ellis, AKA Lucifer, told The Zoe Ball Breakfast show that they’re aiming for early 2021.
He also told The Wrap that when filming does resume, the crew “would start with what we’ve got left to do on the season 5 finale and then we go straight into shooting season 6.”
When will filming resume?
Back in June, Modrovich hinted production would “soon” resume… whatever that means.
I miss this family… and hope to see them very soon. 😉 😈❤️#LuciferNetflix #Lucifamily #Lucifer pic.twitter.com/CP7ERSoNWq
— Ildy Modrovich (@Ildymojo) June 9, 2020
But speaking to Collider, neither showrunner could confirm an official release date or timeline. Again, it all depends on the status of the virus in California, where Lucifer is filmed.
“There are always talks, we’re still working on it,” Henderson said. “The challenge is how do we make – number one, how do we keep our cast and crew safe? And then number two is how do we make a good show? But the first one is the one that’s most important, and that’s the one that we’re still trying to figure out.”
Safe to say filming hasn’t resumed just yet, hey?
As for season 5, you can expect a full-blown musical episode filled with pre-existing songs and a lot more of [REDACTED]. It’s a lot to look forward to, hence Stan Twitter falling to bits over yet another long wait between parts.
https://twitter.com/jul_cesca/status/1296846998306344961
Me finishing Lucifer season 5 part 1 in one day and knowing I have to wait for ages for part 2 #Lucifer5 #LuciferNetflix pic.twitter.com/H2iPwafPex
— T. (@meekamills7) August 21, 2020
WHY TF DID LUCIFER JUST END LIKE THAT!? WHEN IS PART 2? WHERE IS IT? #LuciferSeason5 pic.twitter.com/IHLTWP9rHF
— brook misses the legends (@deanwnchstr79) August 23, 2020
CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE PART 2 OF SEASON 5, HOW LUCIFER AND CHLOE WILL FACE ALL PROBLEMS TOGETHER AND BE THERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND WE’LL PROBABLY GET MORE DOMESTIC SOFT MOMENTS I AM YELLING I CANNOT WAIT ANYMORE I ALREADY MISS THEM SO MUCH I JUST WANT THEM BACK AGAIN PLEASE
— Lynn 🐶 (@devilsdetectiv) August 23, 2020
You want the pandemic to get over so you can meet your friends, I want it to get over so that I can finally watch lucifer season 5 Part 2. We’re not the same bro 😼😼😼😼😼
— Arsalan (@arsalan_389) August 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/Meyanggg_/status/1296852019332882433
Nobody:
Me on Google : When does part 2 of season 5 for Lucifer come out!!! pic.twitter.com/mGYkoMmABY— _Aaliyahhhh🦋 (@ac_tatyanna) August 22, 2020
PART 2 OF S5 IN LUCIFER WILL NOT COME ANYTIME SOON BRB WHILE I CRY FJFHDIDNDK
— ari (@madsandlijx) August 21, 2020
Soooo…wtf are we supposed to do until part 2 drops now 🥴🥴😂😂😭😭 #Lucifer #LuciferSeason5 #LuciferNetflix
— salma 🤎 (@chenfordsbee) August 22, 2020
Well, you can rewatch the whole thing to date on Netflix, if you’re keen.
Lucifer season 5, part 2 is streaming now.
