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 the same name; and sea lion Fluke in Pixar's "Finding Dory", alongside Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks, both reprising their roles from "Finding Nemo" (2003). Also that year, he played the main antagonist, Krall, in the sequel "Star Trek Beyond". In 2017, he played Roland Deschain in the Stephen King film adaptation "The Dark Tower", and starred in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut "Molly's Game", alongside Jessica Chastain. In 2019, Elba will star as Macavity in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of the musical, "Cats". Elba has appeared in music videos for Fat Joe (2002), Angie Stone (2004) and rapper Giggs (2010).