Tom Ellis has revealed he was advised by his own team not to campaign against Lucifer's original cancellation.
The series aired on Fox for its first three seasons in the US before being dumped and later saved by Netflix in a two-season deal, which later led to a sixth and final season being added.
Tom plays the lead role in the series — as well as Lucifer's evil twin brother Michael — and speaking recently, revealed he went against the advice of some of his team to support the campaign to save Lucifer from cancellation.
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"It was a strange time, because I was putting myself out there against my better judgment," Tom told The Guardian.
"Against the advice of some of my team, even.
"Everyone kept saying: 'It's very, very unlikely that this will happen.' And I'm still going: 'So you're saying there's a chance?'
The first half of the fifth season of Lucifer dropped on Netflix earlier this week.
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It was recently dubbed the "most emotional" season yet by showrunner Joe Henderson, who told Entertainment Tonight:"Let's just say that season 5B is our most emotional season of the series so far.
"Our most emotional chunk for all of the darkness in 5A.
"Lightness is mixed in but I feel like 5A started a little darker. 5B will be both brighter and even darker still and it's always darkest before the dawn."
Lucifer season 4 and the first part of season 5 are available on Netflix now. Catch up on seasons one to three via Amazon Prime Video.
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