Netflix’s “Lucifer” will record the movement Black Lives Matter in an episode of its sixth and final season.
Ildy Modrovich, one of the show’s executive producers, recently shared the news with Entertainment Tonight, explaining that they are doing this to turn on the story of police-centered shows.
“When we were back at the [writers] room, we began to look at the fact that we are a cop show and in what ways we have contributed or not addressed the systemic problems of the police department, “she said. And we decided we wanted to talk about it. So we’re actually doing a story that speaks directly to that, and we’m super excited about it. “
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Modrovich said she was “nervous” about tackling the subject because she “wants it right”.
Netflix’s ‘Lucifer,’ starring Tom Ellis, will tackle the Black Lives Matter movement. (Photo by FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)
The episode will come in the seventh and final season of the show, which the writers are currently preparing, as the fifth season debuts these first eight episodes on Netflix.
Joe Henderson, another executive on the show, added that there was a “responsibility” to address the movement.
“What we wanted to do was speak to the cultural account that we all go through and, I think, we will go on, and our place in it and our responsibility to say something,” he said.
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Modrovich explains: “And go through the eyes of our characters from an emotional place and not a sermon place. To really look at the situation socially, emotionally and resonate it on a deeper level then just become rhetoric.”
The few producers discussed how they approach the episode to make sure it is done responsibly.
“We have a lot of voices in the room. We’re a pretty diverse room, so it took a lot longer than most episodes to break down because we talked about everything,” Modrovich said. “A lot of tears have been shed. I can just say that everyone is very passionate, so I think we do what we can to make it right. We’ll probably set it up fine forever and be at work until we do it. shoot. “
Tom Ellis (left) and Tricia Helfer in ‘Lucifer.’ (Photo by FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)
Henderson said the cast members were also included in the interview.
“You may have noticed that our cast tweeted a lot about this a long time ago. It’s also very important to everyone. DB [Woodside] was one of the people in particular that we were really involved with – Lesley-Ann [Brandt], with Tom [Ellis], “he told Entertainment Tonight.
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He went on to say, “Normally we give up their stories and a bit of mythology, but this is something that almost everyone asks about them, so we listened and we tried to make it as much of a conversation as possible and a listening exercise. “
