David Farnor | On 11, Feb 2023

“I know he’s in prison.” “Except he’s not in prison.” That’s the sound of Luther returning to our screens, with Idris Elba back in the shoes of the brilliant but disgraced detective.

We catch up with him as John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary. The film also stars Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis and Dermot Crowley, who returns as Martin Schenk.

You can see them in action on 24th February, when the film lands in select cinemas, before it debuts on Netflix on 10th March.

Here’s the hard-hitting trailer, which has more than a touch of Bond about it:

 

Teaser: Luther: The Fallen Sun set for February cinema release

14th January 2023

It’s only a matter of weeks until Luther is back on our screens – and he’ll be stopping off on the big screen on the way to our living rooms.

The hit crime drama, created by Neil Cross, ran for five seasons on BBC One, last airing in 2019. Now, a feature-length outing will see a gruesome serial killer terrorising London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther (Idris Elba) sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary. The film also stars Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis and Dermot Crowley, who returns as Martin Schenk.

Directed by Jamie Payne and written by Cross, the film will be released in UK cinemas on 24th February before arriving on Netflix on 10th March.

 

First look: Luther: The Fallen Sun set for March release

22nd December 2022

Luther will officially be on our screens again in March 2023, and new images give us a first look at the detective back in action.

The hit crime drama, created by Neil Cross, ran for five seasons on BBC One, last airing in 2019. Now, he’s returning for a feature-length outing, as part of Netflix’s pact with Chernin Entertainment (Fear Street).

Idris Elba will, of course, be reprising his role as John Luther and he’ll be joined by Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) and Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, War for the Planet of the Apes), plus Dermot Crowley, who returns as Martin Schenk.

The Fallen Sun will see a gruesome serial killer terrorising London while the brilliant but disgraced detective sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

You can see the end result in March 2023, when the film premieres on Netflix.

 

Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis join Idris Elba in Luther film

14th September 2021

Luther will be back on Netflix in a new feature film – and Idris Elba’s detective is bringing two star names with him.

The hit crime drama, created by Neil Cross, ran for five seasons on BBC One, last airing in 2019. Now, he’s officially returning for a feature-length outing, as part of Netflix’s pact with Chernin Entertainment (Fear Street).

Elba has won two Golden Globes and a Royal Television Society best actor award for his performance in the titular role. He will, of course, reprise it in the new film, with Cross back on writing duties and Emmy Award Nominee Jamie Payne at the helm. In front of the camera, Elba will be joined by Grammy, Tony, Emmy Winner and Two-time Academy Award Nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) and Emmy Award Nominee Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, War for the Planet of the Apes).

Elba and Cross will produce, alongside Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready for Chernin Entertainment, with the exec-producers including Dan Finlay for Chernin Entertainment, Priscilla Parish for BBC Studios and Kris Thykier.

Production is expected to begin this autumn.

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