Image: Idris Elba in Luther: The Fallen Son (BBC Film/Chernin Entertainment)
New one luther The film is officially moving forward on Netflix, with filming underway in London until February 2026. The feature will reunite Idris Elba with Ruth Wilson and Dermot Crawley.
The new movie is like this Luther: The Fallen Son and looks at the series creator blue cross Returning to write, with jamie payne Also back to directing. It is produced by Gina Carter and Tim Lewis for Chernin Entertainment, Neil Cross, Idris Elba and 22Summers. The film has no official title yet.
The first film performed strongly on Netflix. Despite the BBC series not being available on the platform, fallen sun With 180.39M viewing hours (approximately 82.6M views), it spent five weeks in the global Netflix Top 10 list and ranked as the 20th most watched film globally in the first half of 2023.
Upon the film’s announcement today, Jamie Payne said, “Neil has once again created a brilliantly dark story to bring us all together. It’s a true pleasure to be back on the streets of Lutherland with supreme talents like Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley. I’m thrilled to be reunited with the brilliant and dangerous Alice Morgan, played by the exceptionally talented Ruth Wilson. Fans new and old are in for a treat!”
Neil Cross said, “Luther, Alice and Schenck are more than characters to me – they’re family. I never stop to wonder where they are, what happened to them… and what horrors might be lurking in the shadows of London when Luther isn’t around. So we decided to come together and find out what happens next.”
what is the plot of the new one luther Movies?
Netflix has now revealed the official logline:
“When a new wave of brutal, random murders hits London, Luthor is secretly called back into service. But how can he save London when everyone on all sides wants him dead?”
This confirms that the film continues immediately after Luthor’s uneasy alignment with British intelligence at the end. fallen sunNow keeping him back in London.
Of course, of the confirmed cast members below, the return of Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan is a bit of a surprise, considering she’s been presumed dead until now. For those out of the loop, in the series season 5 finale, Luther and Alice ended up in a confrontation at a construction site. After a struggle on the scaffold, Alice falls from a great height. His body is seen hitting the ground, and the series assumes this to be his death. There is no scene confirming the recovery, no morgue scene, no funeral, just Luther being arrested immediately afterward.
Who is in the cast?
Idris Elba, Dermot Crawley and Ruth Wilson – Image Credit: Netflix/YellowBellyPhoto, Katie Edwards, Pip RW
Netflix has confirmed its return:
• Idris Elba as DCI John Luther
• Ruth Wilson as alice morgan
• dermot crawley DSU as Martin Schenck
Further casting will be announced later.
What is the production status?
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According to production sources, filming is currently planned to begin in London in February 2026, with shooting scheduled for sometime in May. The project is being shot under the codename Hawksmoor.
Actually, production started in the presence of eyewitnesses Local reporting from London. Now, On 18 February, parties were seen in North London, particularly in and around Parkland Walk and Crouch End. They were specifically filming the bike chase segment during a night shoot.
when will the new one be out luther Will the film be released?
fallen sun Filmed in late 2021 and released in March 2023, approximately 1 year after cameras started rolling. If the sequel follows a similar schedule, a release window is likely in mid-2027 (around May to June).
We will update this article as more details are confirmed.
It is one of two upcoming projects for Netflix with Idris Elba; The second is a documentary with King Charles, due to be released in late 2026, which is also being filmed simultaneously Luther 2.
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