Luther: The Fallen Sun is set to drop on Netflix this week – but is this the last we’ll see of Idris Elba‘s detective?The feature-length film was released in select cinemas on February 24, 2023 and will be available to stream on the service from Friday, March 10.Set shortly after the events of 2019’s fifth season, Luther: The Fallen Sun continues the story of the hit BBC series.A synopsis reads: “A gruesome serial killer is terrorising London while brilliant but disgraced detective 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.”Luther: The Fallen Sun sees the return of Dermot Crowley as Martin Schenk and introduces Cynthia Erivo as Odette Rayne.
Andy Serkais plays baddie David Robey.When announcing Fallen Sun back in 2020, showrunner Neil Cross confirmed that there won’t be a season six of Luther.
So, unless new information comes to light, it seems this feature-length instalment will be the detective’s last outing.Speaking to Australia’s Insider magazine at the time, Cross was quick to dismiss the idea of a sixth run of the series, stating that he doesn’t want to keep “churning it out like sausages.
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