Netflix on Wednesday revealed that the title for its long-in-the-works Luther stand-alone movie that returns Idris Elba as the complicated detective behind the BBC crime drama that ran for five seasons on the BBC.
Luther: The Fallen Sun, will arrive on the streamer in March 2023, the streamer said today. Jamie Payne is directing based on a script from series creator Neil Cross.
Netflix also dropped some new images (see them below). The film is being billed as a continuation and reimagination of the BBC series, which cemented Elba’s status as a leading actor and scored 11 Emmy noms during its run.
The plot: A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars.
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