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
Idris Elba for Madonna during her Rebel Heart Tour in Berlin, Germany. Elba is also featured on the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis album "This Unruly Mess I've Made" (2016). In October 2014, Elba presented the series "Journey Dot Africa with Idris Elba" on BBC Radio 2, exploring all types of African music. Elba has also featured in various television commercials for Sky box-sets in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Elba has collaborated with the UK Parliament in their efforts to eradicate Ebola from West Africa, working alongside the UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening in 2014. Elba has created