Idris Elba and Neil Cross set for second Luther film at Netflix

Idris Elba, screenwriter Neil Cross and director Jamie Payne are set to make a second feature about detective John Luther for Netflix. 

Also set to star are Ruth Wilson, from the original 2010-2019 BBC series Luther, and Dermot Crowley, from both the original series and 2023 Netflix feature Luther: The Fallen Sun. 

Chernin Entertainment, which produced the first Netflix feature with BBC Film, will once again produce. Also producing are Cross, Tim Lewis and Elba and Gina Carter for their 22Summers company. Production will reportedly begin in February. 

The untitled new film will see Luther secretly called back into service to tackle a wave of brutal, seemingly random murders in London. 

Payne commented: “Neil has yet again created a wonderfully dark tale to bring us all back together. It’s a true joy to be back on the streets of Lutherland with the supreme talents that are Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley. I am also thrilled to be reunited with the brilliant and dangerous Alice Morgan, played by the extraordinarily talented Ruth Wilson. Fans new and old are in for a treat!” 

Cross said: “Luther, Alice and Schenk are more than characters to me - they’re family. I never stop wondering where they are, what’s become of them … and what horrors might be stirring in the shadows of London while Luther’s not around. So we decided to get together and find out what happens next.”

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