The upcoming fifth and final season of Lucifer has been significantly expanded to include six additional episodes, taking the total count now up to 16.

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#Lucifer Season 5 just got a HELL of a lot better — and bigger! We've added six more hours, for a grand total of 16 episodes! pic.twitter.com/HILzaacpsb — See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) July 26, 2019

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Netflix shared the announcement on Friday, revealing that the season's original proposed run of 10 episodes had been extended. Tweeting from their See What's Next account, the streaming company said: " Lucifer Season 5 just got a HELL of a lot better – and bigger! We've added six hours, for a grand total of 16 episodes!"This is great news for Lucifans, who will no doubt recall the longer seasons that originally premiered on Fox prior to the show's network cancellation The first season of the devilish series premiered with 13 episodes while the second season increased to an 18 episode count, and the network's third season comprised of a formidable 26 episode run.Shortly after Netflix resurrected the series , co-showrunners Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich confirmed that the fourth season would run with 10 instalments , and up until now the fifth season was expected to follow suit.The series is loosely based on Neil Gaiman's depiction of the Devil from the Sandman comic book and its spinoff Lucifer, both of which were published under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.However, this extension indicates that the writers require a little more scope to tell the story and wrap up all of the loose threads from season four, which we called "Great" in our review , saying "Netflix's Lucifer has a shorter season and a tighter arc, but the campy show retains the humor and naughtiness we love."

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