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 "" (2013) and "" (2017), as well as "" (2015) and "" (2018). He also starred in "Pacific Rim" (2013), "Beasts of No Nation" (2015), for which he received BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and "Molly's Game" (2017). In 2016, he voiced Chief Bogo in "Zootopia", Shere Khan in the live action/CGI adaptation of "The Jungle Book", Fluke in "Finding Dory" and played the role of Krall in "Star Trek Beyond". He made his directorial debut in 2018 with an adaptation of the 1992 novel "Yardie" by Victor Headley. In addition to his acting work, Elba