Lucifer - Season 2 - FOX Only Airing 18 Episodes *Updated with Showrunners Remarks*

For #Lucifer, we will be airing the last 5 episodes of season 2 in May! 5 you say?? But the show is 22?? Where are my remaining 4 episodes?

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

Well, we designed this season to be an 18 episode arc because we originally were going to be 18 episodes. But then we got 4 more! Surprise!

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

So we decided to create four episodes that let us play around a bit. Dig deeper into the character stories, play with format a bit, etc.

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

We didn't know whether they'd air this season or next until now. Now we do. So bad news is you need to wait for them. And I know that sucks.

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

But the good news is we'll have at LEAST 22 episodes of Lucifer next season. Maybe 26?? Probably 24? Hard to say this early #Lucifer

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

We're doing four episodes that stand on their own, but also pick up plots we've introduced and bring in new stuff we'll play with season 3 https://t.co/AcUryFzZ2m

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

Honestly, they love the show, they just didn't have anywhere to air the extra episodes until the fall. https://t.co/Oziy9LhmAS

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

We know where they'll slot season 3, and how they'll affect story/etc. They won't feel very standalone because they are so character focused https://t.co/9DeSxdpwPH

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

End of season 2 is still exactly what we planned. And it is CRAZY awesome, if you don't mind me saying so. #Lucifer https://t.co/uVwBBwPt0d

— Joe Henderson (@Henderson_Joe) March 23, 2017

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Thanks to Millie for the heads up
Although Lucifer got full 22 episode order for season 2 , FOX will only be airing 18 of those as part of the current season. Episode 18 is set as the season finale, according to TheFutonCritic, airing May 29th. The following week, FOX will be airing a two-hour season finale of Gotham. The slot will be taken over So You Think You Can Dance and Superhuman starting June 12th. The remaining episodes, which has already been written (220, 221) will likely air as part of season 3.