Fox has handed a pilot order to the DC Comics adaptation Lucifer. Jerry Bruckheimer and Sleepy Hollow's Len Wiseman are executive producing Lucifer from a pilot script by Californication's Tom Kapinos, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Lucifer will centre on the ruler hell abandoning his kingdom out of boredom to make his new home in Los Angeles. Once in LA, Lucifer enjoys helping the Los Angeles Police Department catch criminals and solve puzzling cases.

The pilot episode of Lucifer will be directed by Wiseman

Lucifer first appeared in the pages of DC Comics in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, and was later revived by Neil Gaiman in The Sandman in the 1980s.

Fox has also given a second season order to fellow DC Comics series Gotham.