Lucifer hunk lands lead role in new spin off series from hit crime drama
LUCIFER hunk Tom Ellis has landed a lead role in a new spin off series based on CIA agents.
The new
crime
drama is called 'CIA' and is set in the "
FBI
" franchise.
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Tom Ellis is set to appear in a new spin of show called "CIA"
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Tom is most known for his role in Lucifer, which aired for 6 seasons
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The new CIA show is a spin off from the FBI franchise
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Tom, 46, is best known for starring as Lucifer Morningstar in the hit series Lucifer, which was based on the DC Comics version of the
Prince
of Darkness.
The Welsh actor starred in the show from 2015 to 2021, with Fox airing three seasons before
Netflix
picked it up and aired an additional three seasons.
The new "CIA" drama is set to premiere during the 2025-2026 broadcast season.
The official show description states: ''CIA' is a one hour crime drama centered on two unlikely partners – a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer (Ellis), and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of
law
.'
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'When this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA's
New York
Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength.'
Though Tom has taken one of the lead roles, the second lead role is still being decided.
The show is written by Dick Wolf and David Hudgins, who are both executive producers alongside Nicole Perlman, David Chasteen, and Peter Jankowski.
'CIA' is produced by Universal
Television
in association with Wolf Entertainment and CBS Studios.
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The
news
of the drama comes after it was announced that both 'FBI: Most Wanted' and 'FBI: International' had been canceled at CBS.
'FBI' is currently in the first season of the three-season renewal it received in 2024.
Before starring in Lucifer, Tom was best known for starring in the
BBC
sitcom Miranda and also well known for playing Dr Oliver Cousins in
EastEnders
.
In June 2019, Tom married his long-term girlfriend, American screenwriter and actress Meaghan Oppenheimer.
The pair tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at the Grassini Family Winery in Santa Ynez Valley,
California
.
They began
dating
in 2015 and announced their engagement in 2018.
Before that, Tom was previously married to EastEnders star
Somerset
after meeting the year before through their mutual friend
James McAvoy
.
They went on to have two daughters, Florence (born 2008) and Marnie (born 2012).
But in 2014, following revelations of Tom's infidelity, the couple divorced.
Tamzin was left devastated after he confessed to a one-night stand while filming Gothica in the States in 2013.
According to The Richest, Tom has a net worth of £6m.
This is largely down to his work on TV.
It's estimated his Netflix earnings for Lucifer could be as high as £37,000 per episode.
Tom is due to star opposite Sterling K. Brown in the upcoming
Hulu
limited series
Washington
Black.
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Tom married actress Meaghan Oppenheimer in 2019
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It's estimated Tom's earnings for Lucifer could have been as high as £37k per episode
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