Luther (TV series) 31 January 2016. On 5 February 2018, South Korean TV network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) announced that it will broadcast a Korean version of "Luther". The adaptation will be broadcast in November 2018 and is produced by the MBC Drama Production Group. In August 2018, Shin Ha-kyun was cast as male lead. The series title was changed later into "Less Than Evil" (나쁜 형사, lit. "Bad Detective"). It will air on MBC on December 3, 2018. Luther (TV series) Luther is a British crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as the title character DCI John Luther, written by Neil
Idris Elba and East Ham, and shortened his first name to "Idris" at school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting. He credits "The Stage" with giving him his first big break; having seen an advertisement for a play in a newspaper, Elba auditioned and met his first agent while performing in the role. In 1986, he began helping an uncle with his wedding DJ business; within a year, he had started his own DJ company with some of his friends. Elba left school in 1988, and won a place in the National Youth Music Theatre thanks to a