Gwendoline Christie is set to portray Lucifer (Picture: Getty)

Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie has been cast as Lucifer in the new Netflix drama The Sandman.

The upcoming series, which is based on the comics by Good Omens creator Neil Gaiman, follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he’s made during his vast existence.