Luther (TV series) on board as executive producers. The project hails from 20th Century Fox TV, studio-based Chernin Entertainment, and BBC Worldwide Prods. On 9 March 2015, "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that the network had delayed the series, as the busy pilot season had limited the number of available actors to play lead character John Luther. While Fox had at one point considered Marlon Wayans, they have since decided to search out another actor for the role. In 2014, Channel One Russia was developing a Russian TV series version of Luther, with Konstantin Lavronenko, starring as Klim. The series was first broadcast on
Idris Elba HBO film about the Rwandan Genocide. Elba appeared on the 2007 BET special "Black Men: The Truth". He appeared as Charlie Gotso on "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency", filmed in Botswana. The series premiered on 23 March 2008, Easter Sunday, on BBC One, receiving a high 6.3 million viewers and 27% of the audience share. In January 2009, it was reported by "Variety" that Elba would portray Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) for NBC's "The Office". Elba appeared in a six-episode story arc later in the 2009 season as well