After “Luther: Fallen Sun” on Netflix, will the series with Idris Elba be eligible for a 6th season?

With the series Luther scattered between 2010 and 2019, broadcast in five seasons, Idris Elba returned to his native country after being exposed 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 policeman who works outside the box and follows his own rules.

Last Friday’s release on Netflix, Luther: Fallen Sun marks the return of the character and fits into the sequel series as a super episode. It must be said that fans of the series were not satisfied with the 5th season, which offers an unsatisfactory conclusion to the failures of this magnetic cop. However, it attracted an average of 9.45 million viewers across the channel. Why wasn’t season 6 ordered?

You have to go back to 2020 to understand that. Neil Cross, creator and screenwriter of the series, confirmed that there will be no Luther season 6. he said in an interview Digital spy that he didn’t want to continue”Spoiling a streak like a sausage“!

and add:There will be no season 6. There really won’t be a season 6That’s when he began mocking 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 about Luther. We will do more Luther“.

Before Luther: Fallen Sun was officially announced, the question of a Luther feature film had been languishing for years. At the 2020 BAFTAs, Idris Elba told the press:I’ve always said I want Luther to be a movie. I think we are going to the cinema. I can’t stand this“. Then he added: “.Happens“.

Elba explained:There is no limit with the movie. Obviously, we can be a little bolder in intrigue, maybe international, a little higher in scale. But John Luther will always be John Luther“.

All five seasons of Luther are available on MyCanal.