After the film Luther: Fallen Sun on Netflix, will the series with Idris Elba be entitled to a season 6?

With the series Luther, broadcast in five seasons scattered between 2010 and 2019, Idris Elba returned to his native land after being revealed to the general public thanks to his role as Stringer Bell in The Wire. In the British detective series, he goes to the other side of the law as Chief Inspector John Luther, a cop who operates outside the box and follows his own rules.

The film Luther: Fallen Sun released last Friday on Netflix marks the return of the character and fits into the continuation of the series as a super-episode. It must be said that the fans of the series remained unsatisfied with season 5 which offers an unsatisfactory conclusion to the setbacks of this magnetic cop. However, it attracted an average of 9.45 million viewers across the Channel. So why hasn’t a season 6 been ordered?

To understand this, you have to go back to 2020. Neil Cross, creator and screenwriter of the series, confirmed that season 6 of Luther will not take place. He said in an interview with Digital Spy that he didn’t want to go on”churning out series like sausages“!

And to add:There will be no season 6. Definitely no season 6That’s when he started teasing the idea of ​​a Luther movie, saying, “I don’t know what I’m allowed to say, which is an answer in itself. We want to do more of Luther. We’ll do more Luther“.

Prior to the official announcement of Luther: Fallen Sun, the question of a Luther feature film languished for years. At the 2020 BAFTAs, Idris Elba told the press: “I’ve always said that I would like Luther to become a film. I think we’re headed for a movie. I can’t wait for this to happen“. Then he added: “It’s happening“.

Elba clarified:With a film, there is no limit. Obviously, we can be a little more daring in the intrigues, perhaps international, a little higher in the scale. But John Luther will always be John Luther“.

The five seasons of Luther are available on MyCanal.