Lucifer Season 2

Lucifer Season 2 has built a real following on and among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Tom Ellis — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Lucifer Season 2 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Lucifer Season 2 through its more ambitious moments. Lucifer returns for another season, but his devil-may-care attitude may soon need an adjustment: His mother is coming to town. Tom Ellis and Lauren German lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. The rules of Lucifer Season 2's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Lucifer Season 2 a chance. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Tom Ellis grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.