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Dennis Haysbert Joins Netflix’s Final Season of “Lucifer” as the Big Man Upstairs
Not long after Fox pulled the plug on “Lucifer,“ Netflix swooped in to save the series at the final hour, and they’ll be presenting the fifth and *final* season of the show this year.
Announced by Entertainment Weekly today, Dennis Haysbert (“24”) has joined the cast for the fifth/final season. He’ll be playing the big man upstairs, none other than God!
“We did like the big crazy list of [possible actors for the part], and he was my top choice,” co-showrunner Joe Henderson told the site. “We were lucky. It was our first and only offer.”
In “Lucifer,” starring Tom Ellis in the title role, Lucifer Morningstar has decided he’s had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles – the City of Angels.
The Ghostbusters franchise returns to the world of animation with brand new Netflix series “Ghostbusters: Night Shift,” and the official logo has been revealed this weekend.
Expect “Ghostbusters: Night Shift” to clock in on Netflix in 2027!
Netflix previews, “Ghostbusters: Night Shift, a series from Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation based on the beloved Ghostbusters franchise, will debut exclusively on Netflix in 2027.
“The new series marks the next chapter in the franchise’s ghoul-catching legacy, bringing supernatural comedy and paranormal action back to animation.”
The upcoming animated series from Netflix will be executive produced by Ben Hibon, Elliott Kalan, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Amie Karp, and Dan Aykroyd.
Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman, director of the original Ghostbusters features, and Kenan co-wrote the franchise’s most recent installments, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Frozen Empire.
“This isn’t the first time the Ghostbusters universe has gone animated,” Netflix reminds in their press release today. “The 1980s and ’90s saw The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters take over the small screen. For now, you can rest assured: If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, a Ghostbuster will be on the job — even if it’s after hours.”
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