Idris Elba’s small-screen DCI eyes a feature franchise with a step up in scale and ambition in Luther: The Fallen Sun, now out on Netflix. This cover feature article first appeared in the ...

Idris Elba’s John Luther finally has made it to the big screen.And sure, many — at least on these shores — will watch “Luther: The Fallen Sun” in their living rooms, but that doesn’t ...

‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ is an Enjoyable Continuation of the TV Series Idris Elba triumphantly returns as DCI John Luther, who after being convicted for his past sins, must escape from prison ...

But the darkness comes roaring back into his life when DCI Theo Bloom and DS Emma Lane come knocking on Luther’s door with the news that Alice has died under mysterious circumstances. The viewer ...

(Image credit: Netflix) John Luther’s Fate At The End Of The Fallen Sun A man used to bending or breaking the rules to get the job done, DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) broke out of prison to stop ...

Over the phone, Luther gets the coldest of shoulders from his replacement, DCI Odette Raine (Cynthia Erivo), who has no respect for the law-breaker and wants to see him locked up again as quickly ...

Yes, “The Fallen Sun” ultimately runs a bit off the rails, but it’s nice to have DCI Luther back on the cast all the same. “Luther: The Fallen Sun” is rated R for disturbing/violent ...

Written, as ever, by Neil Cross, and directed by Jamie Payne, who helmed all four episodes of Series 5, Luther: The Fallen Sun begins where that season left off in 2019, with DCI Luther sent to ...

Luther also keeps in contact with the by-the-book DCI Odette Raine (Cynthia Erivo), who recognizes that Luther is an investigative genius and reluctantly agrees to letting him help, all the while ...

Meanwhile, Luther’s old boss Schenk (Crowley) is still poking around, a sad reminder that Luther was once an engaging police drama. Luther: The Fallen Sun is not.

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Erivo plays DCI Odette Raine, a cop who pursues Luther with the tenacity of Javert in “Les Miserables.” If Raine has any vulnerability for Robey to pounce on, it’s her teen daughter, Anya ...