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 with her mother in Atlanta, Georgia. Winston's mother is Elba's British ex-girlfriend Naiyana Garth. Elba became engaged to girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre on 10 February 2018, during a screening of his film "Yardie", at an East London cinema. The pair had been dating since early 2017. On religion, Elba states that he is "spiritual but not religious", clarifying: "...I'm not a religious man in that sense. I call myself a spiritual being, if you like." Elba is an avid fan of Premier League football club Arsenal F.C. As part of his Discovery Channel miniseries "Idris Elba: No Limits", he broke the