This Comic Book Series Pulled 26M Netflix Views in Early 2025, Proving It’s Still the One To Beat

Superheroes always top the charts on Netflix, but the most anti-heroic of them all has been luring in viewers with outstanding numbers. According to FlixPatrol, the supernatural procedural, Lucifer, is the most-watched superhero series on the Netflix charts. Satan may be the last thing viewers think of as a superhero, but this version of Lucifer will prove them wrong.

Tom Ellis stars as the devil, a character pulled from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. The series was a far cry from the source material, taking the ruler of lost souls and putting him out of his element. After thousands of years looking after evildoers, Lucifer decides it’s time for a vacation and heads to the only place for the devil — Los Angeles, California. He cools his heels for a while at a club he owns before getting wrapped up in a vocation he had no intention of pursuing. Lucifer meets Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) when an acquaintance of Lucifer’s ends up dead. With his ability to see anyone’s secret desires, he becomes the one person who can help solve this crime. The series started as a crime procedural but evolved naturally into a heartfelt story about the search for family.

‘Lucifer’ Combined a Structured Crime Story With Eternal Love

The devil has been a character in literature for centuries, but Lucifer put a different spin on the character. Instead of an evil entity tempting humans to give up their souls, this Lucifer was instead more of a jailer than anything else. The fallen angel was sentenced to watch over imprisoned souls for eternity, but had no interest in damning people to hell himself. After over a millennium of this torment, Lucifer decides it is time to take his vacation.

What he doesn’t intend on finding is the love of his immortal life. Lucifer intervenes in the solving of one case, but gets intrigued when he discovers Chloe is immune to his abilities. Her immunity convinces him to stay around longer than he intended, while his brother Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) tries to convince him to return to hell. Lucifer isn’t just a monster of the week series, but one that delves deep into the emotional plights of these characters. Lucifer should be an all-powerful being, but just like anyone, he is formed by the treatment of his family.

Lucifer has typical father issues present in other series, such as Supernatural, but interestingly enough, he is the only one who seeks therapy. Another integral part of the series is Lucifer’s sessions with Dr. Linda (Rachael Harris), who eventually discovers Lucifer’s true identity. She treats him just like any patient and helps him unpack his abandonment issues and feelings of inferiority. All of these elements were packaged in a palatable crime procedural when it was on Fox.

The network cancelled Lucifer, but Netflix swooped in to allow the series the chance to end on its own terms. While on the streamer, Lucifer became less of a by-the-numbers series and more concerned with character development. At the center of the show was a love story between Lucifer and Chloe, who started with a delightful bickering dynamic before evolving into partners in the truest sense of the word. Lucifer is truly a series that has something for everyone, which explains why it continues to do well on streaming. The six-season Netflix show explores the depths of God’s lost son and eventually gives him an ending he deserved. Viewers can continue to view all six seasons of the flawless series over and over again on Netflix.