Lucifer stars tease "bittersweet" ending for season 6

Lucifer stars Tom Ellis and Lauren German say they expect fans to be "sobbing" by the end of the fantasy drama's eagerly anticipated final season.

Ahead of the show's return on September 10, the actors, who play the titular devil and detective Chloe Decker respectively, described the bold new chapter as "bittersweet," reassuring viewers that there'll be as many joyous moments as there will be tearjerkers.

"I hope that they'll be crying, I really hope they'll be sobbing," Ellis joked to TV Line. "And then I hope that their hearts will be filled with joy at the same time."

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"Yeah I agree, I think, you know, hopefully it's gratifying… as Tom was saying earlier, I think 'bittersweet' is a great encapsulating term for the ending," German added. "I think fans will get what they want and I think it doesn't cheat.

"It doesn't gloss anything over or make anything too easy, but I think ultimately they'll get what they want to see."

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Season five's last episode saw Lucifer travel to Heaven and essentially sacrifice himself to save Chloe, and in doing so, inadvertently proved himself worthy of becoming the new God. The upcoming outing picks up a little while later, and reunites us with the former Lord of Hell as he struggles to embrace his current duties.

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"The journey that Chloe and Lucifer have been on up to this point has been great, but this season is kind of new territory for them, where they're working together as a partnership," Ellis explained. "That's something that they've never experienced before together, you know, it leans into everything that we've kind of earned up to this moment."

"We're fighting the same battle and we're there for each other," German continued. "There's good times and bad times like any other couple but we're finally together and without spoiling anything, there's a lot for us to work on together as a team and to strive for."

Lucifer seasons 4 and 5 are available to watch now on Netflix, and season 6 will premiere on September 10. Catch up on seasons 1-3 via Amazon Prime Video.