After six years, “Lucifer” stars Tom Ellis and Lauren German are kissing goodbye to their devil-and-detective double act.
They’ve been solving crimes together on the show that started on Fox, got canceled, and rose again (thanks to fan support) on Netflix. The final 10 episodes drop on the streaming service Friday, and the two leads are feeling nostalgic.
“We finished shooting the series completely, so the nostalgia has been creeping in more and more,” German said. “There are so many lovely memories. It was beautiful. Such a good way to go out and sure, excited to go and do other things.”
Ellis agreed, adding that sometimes the memories feel so fresh, it doesn’t seem like a long time ago.
“All of us are just so fond of the show and working on it,” he said. “But I think at the same time, you know, six years of doing something is a blessing, and you kind of feel like you want to go off and do other things. Certainly, as a creative soul, you want to play other characters.”
Both actors were chatting virtually from New York, looking decidedly different from their on-screen characters. Aside from the lack of costume — the lord of hell being partial to a three-piece designer suit, and police detective Chloe Decker often in jeans, blazer, and badge combo — they’ve both had a makeover in the hair department.
“I’ve been calling it a midlife crisis hair,” explains German. “I just got myself a bottle of bleach and went to town. I wanted to change it. I chopped it, bleached it.”
“This is my natural look,” adds Ellis, gesturing to his head full of curls. “For several seasons on ‘Lucifer,’ I had to straighten my hair. So I’m not missing those days anymore, and I’m really, I’m very much embracing the curl and I’m in New York at the moment. So the humidity is also embracing the curl.”
