<P> Lucifer is an American fantasy police procedural comedy - drama television series developed by Tom Kapinos that premiered on Fox on January 25, 2016 . It features a character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg taken from the comic book series The Sandman, which later became the protagonist of the spin - off comic book series Lucifer written by Mike Carey, both published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint . </P> <P> In April 2016, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 19, 2016 . On February 13, 2017, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 2, 2017 . As of October 30, 2017, 36 episodes of Lucifer have aired . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 25, 2016 (2016 - 01 - 25) </Td> <Td> April 25, 2016 (2016 - 04 - 25) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 19, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 19) </Td> <Td> May 29, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 29) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 26 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 2, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 02) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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