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TV series Lucifer was saved from cancellation by fans and is now a hit on Netflix
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Actor Tom Ellis, who plays Lucifer, said he was stunned when fans rallied to save the series.
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LOS ANGELES - When the fantasy series Lucifer premiered in 2016, several Christian groups called for it to be cancelled or boycotted, outraged that the devil himself was the protagonist - and that he was portrayed handsome, charming and not exactly evil.
Based on a DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman for The Sandman graphic novels, the story revolves around the angel known as Lucifer Morningstar - played by Tom Ellis - who is so bored of ruling Hell that he packs up and moves to Los Angeles to run a nightclub.
