Luther is back! With Idris Elba's career taking off to astronomical levels, we were worried the bonafide A-lister wasn't going to be able to find the time to track down murderers and solve mind boggling puzzles back here in London while he's off living it up as a superstar over in Hollywood. But BBC have broken the news we've all been gagging for: “Luther is coming back to London,” and it's about blooming time too!
The gritty detective drama will return to our screens late 2015, if all goes to plan, for a two part miniseries. Written by creator Neil Cross, Luther's journey will continue with two hour long specials which are scheduled to begin shooting in March. BBC Drama Production and BBC America have both confirmed their involvement in the two-parter, which comes just a day after Fox announced that they will be developing a U.S. adaptation of the series, although Elba is not expected to star. How they're expecting to top the BBC series, we'll never know but we're excited to see what they have in store.
"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," said Cross in an official 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."
Elba revealed earlier this week that he was just as “desperate” for the show to make a return as we are. With rumours previously circulating that a film was in the works, the actor said that he'd love nothing more for Luther, which returns for a fourth series, to have at least “one more incarnation on TV. But not a season – a one-off”. He told the Radio Times: “There's a story idea but no script yet. But we're gunning to do it at the end of this year. There's a lot of pressure from everyone to make it, so we're gonna do it.” And then here we are. 2015 is going to be a VERY exciting year!
Luther will return for mini-series in 2015 (BBC)
Luther first arrived onto our screens back in 2010, running for three series up to 2013. Back in August, Elba teased that he would be reprising his role as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther to Digital Spy, telling them: "I have ambitions to take it into a film and make it a slightly bigger world, but I think television is beckoning [so] we're going to do some more."
