Lucifer creator Neil Gaiman has shared a message with people who wanted to ban the supernatural drama series before it was first released, cheekily thanking them after it was confirmed that Lucifer has scored a big streaming win.
It has been reported by Deadline that Lucifer was the most-streamed original series of 2021 in the United States, having racked up 18.34 billion minutes of viewing time across the year.
Sharing the news on Twitter via an article by The Hollywood Reporter, writer Gaiman wrote: “I would just like to formally thank the @1milmoms for their attempts to ban Lucifer before it came out. Their boycott was the thing that signalled that Sandman had arrived as a comic, and I knew it boded well for our TV spin-off.”
Back in 2015, Christian group One Million Moms started a petition to cancel Lucifer before it had made it onto our screens, claiming that teasers for the show’s first season “mischaracterise Satan”.
Gaiman was unconcerned at the time, comparing the petition to a similar planned boycott of the Sandman comic in 1991 and saying: “I wonder if they noticed it didn’t work last time, either…”
Lucifer has now wrapped up its sixth and final season and Gaiman is turning his attention to a new series, The Sandman, an adaptation of the comic which first introduced Lucifer and inspired the Tom Ellis-led show.
I would just like to formally thank the @1milmoms for their attempts to ban Lucifer before it came out. Their boycott was the thing that signalled that Sandman had arrived as a comic, and I knew it boded well for our TV spin-off.https://t.co/Af80pBALsN https://t.co/Af80pBALsN
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) January 22, 2022
The Sandman’s first teaser was released in September and introduced the Lord of Dreams / Dream / Morpheus (played by The Hollow Crown actor Tom Sturridge) as he is summoned and imprisoned by a cult.
Not only is Dream faced with the prospect of having to escape from the group, but he also needs to restore order to the kingdom of the Dreaming, which falls into disrepair during his long absence.
Source: digitalspy.com