The BBC Is Reviving Luther as a Miniseries, With Idris Elba Set to Return
Idris Elba is having a hell of a week!
On Tuesday, news broke that Fox is developing an American adaptation of the Elba-starring U.K. drama Luther—with the actor on board to produce, but not to star.
And then on Wednesday, the BBC and BBC America announced plans to resurrect the original version of the show as a two-part miniseries. This time, Elba is set to reprise his role as John Luther, a detective whose "brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions."
Neil Cross, who created the Emmy-nominated drama, will return to write the two-hour event, which is slated to air in 2015 in both the U.K. and the U.S. Production is expected to begin in March.
"Ever since we said goodbye to John Luther on Southwark Bridge, there's hardly been a minute when I didn't wonder what happened next," Cross said in a statement. "So I decided to find out. We're putting the band back together; Luther is coming back where he belongs. Back to the BBC. Back to London. And back to work."
A critical darling, Luther premiered on BBC One in 2010 and ran for three seasons and 14 episodes. In 2011, Elba won a Golden Globe for his performance as the titular detective—beating out his former Wire castmate Dominic West, who was nominated for The Hour and who's currently starring opposite Luther's own Ruth Wilson on Showtime's The Affair. Wilson portrayed sociopath Alice Morgan throughout Luther's first three seasons; it's unclear whether she will return for the miniseries.
Are you excited for more Luther?
