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Idris Elba Returns to BBC America in New ‘Luther’ Special | BBC America
The wait is over! Golden Globe® winner Idris Elba returns to his iconic role as a self-destructive near-genius detective on the edge of law enforcement.
Luthermakes its highly-anticipated return in a one-night special event on Thursday, December 17 at 9/8c.
And we can finally reveal details:
Detective Chief Inspector John Luther (Elba) will learn the hard way; he may never be able to walk away from capturing the tormented psychopaths that lurk the streets of London. His attempt to leave the darker side of humanity behind for a chance at a “normal” life is quickly thwarted when he’s drawn into a terrifyingly complex case. A cannibalistic serial killer delivers a devastating blow that not only pulls him out of seclusion but pushes him closer to the edge than he’s ever been.
Written and created by Emmy®-nominated Neil Cross and directed by Sam Miller (
No Good Deed,
Fortitude) the
Luther special also stars Laura Haddock (
Guardians of the Galaxy,
Ripper Street,
Da Vinci’s Demons) as Megan Cantor, a mysterious woman from Luther’s past, John Heffernan (
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,
Ripper Street) as the sadistic cannibal Steven Rose, Patrick Malahide (
Indian Summers,
Game of Thrones) as George Cornelius, an old school gangster, and Michael Smiley (
Doctor Who,
Ripper Street) returning as computer whiz Benny Silver.
Struggling to cope with his own demons after losing so much, it seemed normalcy would always elude the emotionally impulsive detective. Teflon tough, even the strongest couldn’t endure what Luther has seen and been through. Hunting London’s most depraved criminals forced him to tap into the dark recesses of his mind, revealing sides of himself that would horrify most. The heartbreaking loss of his wife to a brutal murderer and his inner-circle of colleagues turning on him in a witch hunt weren’t enough to keep him away from the job. But watching his most trusted colleague and friend, Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley (Warren Brown,
The Dark Knight Rises,
Inside Men), die in his arms after getting caught in the crossfires of a case, finally pushed him over the slippery slope he’s always towed. A forbidden connection with serial-killer, Alice Morgan, offered him a somewhat skewed version of a happy ending and he took it.
Elba says, “I think there were bigger challenges when he lost his wife and his best friend. That was a huge pinnacle and something that it took him a long time to get over. And in this [special] there is something similar that happens to him that is definitely traumatic”
This time we find Luther on a leave of absence from the police force, laying low in a rundown cottage. A visit from colleagues, Detective Chief Inspector Theo Bloom (Darren Boyd,
Veep,
The World’s End) and Detective Sergeant Emma Lane (Rose Leslie,
The Last Witch Hunter,
Game of Thrones) brings a shocking piece of news that draws him back to London in search of the truth. At the same time, a gruesome cannibalistic serial killer has struck the city, eating body parts as he goes. With a trail of clues leading from one crime scene to the next, Detective Superintendent Unit Martin Schenk (Dermot Crowley,
Babel,
Bleak House) and his team must work out the twisted logic that connects each victim. But this murdering mastermind is more than a match for Schenk’s police, outsmarting them at every step. It’s not long before Luther makes his triumphant return to the Bullpen, determined to capture the killer before another mutilated body joins the mounting pile. But he’s dogged at every turn by ghosts from his past. Isolated and volatile, it will take every fiber of Luther’s being to keep it together.
“I think Luther goes back just because he can’t stay away from it for too long,” says Elba. “Ultimately, because he’s a protector, and he just wants to be able to fix what he can see other people won’t be able to…”
So, mark your calendars:
Luther. Thursday, December 17. 9/8c. BBC America. We’ll see you there!
