One evening in 2008, Neil Cross posed perhaps the most important question he’s ever asked. The TV writer and novelist, on the phone to a BBC producer, was being praised for a treatment he’d put ...

Idris Elba returns as detective chief inspector John Luther — is that an incredible title or what? — in "Luther: The Fallen Sun," a thoroughly '90s crime thriller that couldn't be more '90s if it ...

Idris Elba has been all over the map the last few years between reprising his role as Heimdall in Thor: Love and Thunder, toplining his own Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series as Knuckles, and even ...

Idris Elba may have taken himself out of the running to play James Bond, but he’s got a pretty terrific franchise already going playing John Luther, the dogged and troubled British detective. 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 change the fact ...

The sad truth about “Luther” is that after a splendid debut, the BBC America series grew progressively worse and concocted even as Idris Elba’s star capital steadily rose. After five widely spaced ...

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Luther Season 1. For years, Idris Elba's Stringer Bell in The Wirehas been hailed as his signature role. Yet it’s in the BBC’s gripping crime ...

The upcoming film, which will serve as a follow-up to the 2023 crime thriller Luther: The Fallen Sun, will reunite Elba with longtime co-stars Dermot Crowley and Ruth Wilson, who are famous for their ...

The BBC's Sherlock is one of the most popular and successful detective shows in recent years, and this other British detective show is a great watch after Sherlock's season 4. In 2010, Mark Gatiss and ...

Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis co-star in Netflix's feature-film installment of the hit BBC series. By Frank Scheck Idris Elba may have taken himself out of the running to play James Bond, but he’s got ...