Lucifer
FOX | Netflix | Release Date: January 25, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
16
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
25
Slant MagazineChris CabinJan 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: The show's creators have replaced the original Lucifer with neither a counterpoint nor an interesting abstraction. Instead, they've simply shaped yet another paean to the perfect dude, who can carry on a lewd, open affair with his psychiatrist, play matchmaker with Dancer and her ex, and solve every major crime that the LAPD is called in for. Read full review
20
We Got This CoveredMitchel BroussardJan 25, 2016
Season 1 Review: In the end, Lucifer succumbs to so many clichés of the genre that it could easily be mistaken as a (very, very poor) spoof of cop shows than one itself. Read full review
20
Yahoo TVKen TuckerJan 25, 2016
Season 1 Review: The most obnoxious show of the new year thus far, Lucifer traduces the character created by Neil Gaiman and developed by writer Mike Carey in the Lucifer comic-book series. Read full review
20
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJan 25, 2016
Season 1 Review: Mr. Ellis was born in Wales, and the creators of this incoherent mess apparently hope that his accent will convey rakishness and arch sophistication. Instead you just want to wipe the perpetual smirk off his face. Read full review
10
HitfixAlan SepinwallJan 25, 2016
Season 1 Review: Turning Lucifer into "The Mentalist" with slightly more CGI seems a waste of the character Gaiman and Carey made so vivid, but it still could have led to a decent show. This is just awful. Read full review
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