2 Years Later, Netflix Finally Confirms the Fate of 1 of Idris Elba’s Most Popular Franchises

Idris Elba is in a snowy scene in Luther: The Fallen Sun.Image via Netflix

Two years since its follow-up film hit Netflix, Luther is coming for the streamer yet again.

On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Idris Elba would be reprising his iconic role as detective John Luther in yet another film for Netflix, per The Hollywood Reporter. The movie, which is also set to feature the return of Ruth Wilson’s Alice Morgan, Dermot Crowley’s Martin Schenk, was written by Luther creator Neil Cross and will be directed by Jamie Payne, who lent his vision to both the original series as well as the show’s 2023 streaming follow-up, Luther: The Fallen Sun.

“Neil has yet again, created a wonderfully dark tale to bring us all back together,” the director said of the new project, which centers on the titular detective attempting to solve a string of gruesome murders around London while seemingly everyone appears to be out to get him. “It’s a true joy to be back on the streets of Lutherland with the supreme talents that are Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley. I am also thrilled to be reunited with the brilliant and dangerous Alice Morgan played by the extraordinarily talented Ruth Wilson.”

Payne isn’t the only one excited about the return of Luther, Morgan and Schenk.

“Luther, Alice and Schenk are more than characters to me, they’re family,” Cross spilled of the upcoming project, which is set to start filming in February. “I never stop wondering where they are, what’s become of them … and what horrors might be stirring in the shadows of London while Luther’s not around. So we decided to get together and find out what happens next.”

More to come …