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 "" (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