‘Lucifer’ Season 6 adds Merrin Dungey and Brianna Hildebrand to the Cast

Two new actors, "Star Trek: Picard" star Merrin Dungey and Trinkets alum Brianna Hildebrand are joining the cast of ‘Lucifer’ Season 6, which is also the final season of the fantasy series.

Merrin Dungey will play Sonya, a no-nonsense cop who forms an unlikely bond with Amenadiel (DB Woodside). Dungey has recently appeared on Big Little Lies, Man with a Plan, and CBS All-Access' Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Trinkets alum Brianna Hildebrand will play Rory, a rebellious and angsty angel hoping to follow in Lucifer's footsteps, she'll eventually "realize Lucifer isn’t exactly the devilish big bro she hoped he’d be. Hildebrand is best known as the Deadpool franchise's Negasonic Teenage Warhead. Hildebrand's other credits include The Exorcist and Tragedy Girls.

The first part of season 5 premiered back in August and fans are still eagerly waiting for Season 5B premiere, which was delayed due to the pandemic. season 5B is likely to dive into the aftermath of the midseason's finale daddy of a cliffhanger: God (Dennis Haysbert) descending from Heaven to break up Lucifer, Amenadiel, and Michael's (Ellis) brutal precinct squabble.

The first eight episodes of Lucifer season 5 are available to watch on Netflix. ‘Lucifer’ Season 6 is currently in production and is likely to premiere by the end of 2021. Season 5B is very likely to return in February 2021.

Based upon the characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg, LUCIFER is the story of the original fallen angel. Lucifer Morningstar, bored from his sulking life in hell, comes to live in Los Angeles. While there, he helps humanity with its miseries through his experience and telepathic abilities to bring people's deepest desires and thoughts out of them. While meeting with a Detective in his nightclub (Lux), a shootout involving him and the Detective leads him to become an LAPD consultant who tries to punish people for their crimes through law and justice.