Luther (TV series) Luther (TV series) Luther is a British crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as the title character DCI John Luther, written by Neil Cross. The first series comprised six episodes which ran in May and June 2010. A second series of four episodes aired on BBC One in June and July 2011. A third series was commissioned in 2012, comprising four episodes which aired in July 2013. A two-episode fourth series was broadcast in December 2015. A fifth series was announced and is scheduled to premiere 1 January 2019. BBC Studios handles the distribution of the series. Elba has
Jamal Idris Jamal Idris Jamal Dasuki Idris (born 6 July 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. Idris has played in many representative teams in the NRL such as: New South Wales and State of Origin. A , he previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Gold Coast Titans and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He has also represented the Indigenous All Stars. The son of an Aboriginal Christian mother and a Nigerian Muslim father Idris is a Muslim, Idris spent two years growing up in an