The BBC has given the green light to a fifth series of the acclaimed British crime drama Luther, which will reunite creator Neil Cross with Idris Elba, who portrays DCI John Luther.
“Now what? It’s a question Idris and I get asked a lot,” said Cross. “What happened to John Luther after we last saw him striding unbowed through the streets of his city, his blood red London? It can’t be over, can it? There’s so much we don’t know. So much unfinished business. The thing is, we’ve been asking ourselves the same question. Because we love John and wonder what he’s up to. And as for me, I’m scared of the monsters. The face at the window. The hand under the bed. The shadow at the end of the street. Who’s going to stop them, if not John Luther? In the end, we picked up the phone to some old friends and asked if they’d like to find out what happens next. It turns out, they would. So that’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to find out what happens next. Now what? Luther’s coming back. That’s what.”
“Neil, the BBC and I have been talking about a further season and I am thrilled that we have been able to bring it all together,” added Elba. I look forward to putting the coat back on.”
The fifth series of Luther will run for four episodes, and is scheduled to begin production in early 2018. There’s no word on a broadcast date as yet, but we can presumably expect it later in the year.
