Fox has given a put pilot commitment for Lucifer, a spin-off of the heralded Sandman comic series. Lucifer was published by Vertigo, a DC Comics imprint. The television series will be produced by Tom Kapinos.

A “put pilot commitment” means the network guarantees to air the pilot, if not there are penalties.

The story is about the Lord of Hell who gets bored and unhappy, resigns his throne, abandons his kingdom, and heads to Los Angeles to open a piano bar called Lux.

This is the latest of over a dozen comic series on television or being worked on, and the latest DC property in recent weeks with news coming out that both Teen Titans and Supergirl are also being developed.