Dick Wolf‘s latest FBI franchise spinoff, CIA, has Lucifer star Tom Ellis trade in his devilish horns for a badge. The lead actor got a welcome surprise on the set of his new series when fellow Lucifer co-star Aimee Garcia visited the set.
Garcia shared a photo of her and Ellis behind-the-scenes of his new series, looking dapper in a suit ensemble. She also shared an inside look into the set on her Instagram stories, like Ellis’s character’s desk, and him in hair and makeup.
Like any good friend and co-star, Garcia captioned the photo showing off her excitement to see the actor take on a new leading role.
“Excited to watch @officialtomellis look devilishly dapper AND solve crime in @ciacbs Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT,” she wrote.
Instead of warding off Hell and falling in love on Earth, Ellis stars as Colin Glass, a slick operative who teams up with FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman (Nick Gehlfuss) in the FBI spinoff. The series released its first episode on Feb. 23 to rave reviews from fans.
“Together they will work covert operations in New York, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells, and geopolitical secrets,” reads the synopsis. “On CIA, Bill will learn the rules of this murky world on the fly as Colin leads him deeper into spy games where only one thing is clear — their work keeps America safe, even if no one will ever know what they did in the shadows.”
CIA isn’t too far from Ellis’s roots with Lucifer, still taking on the small screen to tackle crime and help police catch the culprit. In an interview with US Weekly, Ellis revealed having kept his knowledge about FBI to a minimum and calls CIA a complementary show to the original instead of a spinoff.
Ellis starred on Lucifer as Lucifer Morningstar in 2016 alongside Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Rachael Harris, and Garcia. The series revolved around an alternate version of the DC Comics character, where Lucifer leaves hell behind to live on Earth and run a nightclub. He soon meets Detective Chloe Decker (German) and becomes a consultant for the LAPD. Garcia played the role of Ella Lopez, the LAPD’s spunky forensic scientist.
Lucifer originally aired on Fox before its cancellation after three seasons. Fan campaigns to bring back the series led Netflix to pick it up for three more seasons until its finale in 2021, and it became one of the highest-viewed series on the streaming platform at the time.
