Luther

About Luther

A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

BBC One's Luther is a crime and mystery series. Its 5 seasons and 20 episodes were broadcast from May 2010 to January 2019.

The series is filed under united kingdom, psychopath, cerebral, and self-destruction. Idris Elba leads the cast as John Luther, Dermot Crowley as Martin Schenk, Hermione Norris as Vivien Lake, and Michael Smiley as Benny Silver.

Produced by BBC. It streams on Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, and Acorn TV Apple TV channel in the United States.

Sherlock, Dexter, and Death Note make useful companions to Luther, all filed under detective and murder. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 1,277 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.