Luther: The Fallen Sun - Netflix reveals cast details and release date for new movie starring Idris Elba

Netflix has now confirmed the official title to their upcoming movie featuring Idris Elba returning to a role that made him a household name. Luther: The Fallen Sun has been tagged by the streaming giant as “an epic continuation of the TV series reimagined for film.”

The new movie, which looks to pick up where the 2019 series left off, see’s DCI John Luther, played by Idris Elba, behind bars as a serial killer begins a grisly series of murders around London. Netflix’s official synopsis of the new film reads: “Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.”

Series creator Neil Cross has returned for the film, with the cast for Luther: The Fallen Sun revealed to include Andy Serkis, Cynthia Erivo and Jess Liaudin