Luther
“What if your worst enemy was your own conscience?”
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
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Cast
Idris Elba
Dermot Crowley
Michael Smiley
Warren Brown
Ruth Wilson
Paul McGann
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Indira Varma
Steven Mackintosh
Saskia Reeves
Patrick Malahide
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
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Seasons
1.Episode 1
7.604-05-201052mLuther returns to work after a traumatic arrest to investigate the murder of a former child genius's parents, and quickly deduces that their daughter is responsible. However, unabl...
2.Episode 2
7.511-05-201052mA gunman begins murdering uniformed police officers, prompting the detective to taunt the killer on TV in the hope of inspiring him to turn his anger on him and come out into the o...
3.Episode 3
7.618-05-201053mJohn Luther must catch a Satanic occult killer accused of kidnap and murder. However, with a young mother's life at stake, Luther must use all his skills to build an airtight case.
4.Episode 4
7.925-05-201059mWhen a serial killer goes on the rampage, Luther must put his personal life aside and delve inside the murderer's mind to discover what is driving him to kill so many girls, and wh...
5.Episode 5
8.101-06-201053mWhen a wealthy couple are taken hostage, Luther must try to avert a disastrous chain of events. However, what he doesn't know is that it will soon become very personal.
6.Episode 6
8.408-06-201053mLuther, suspected of murder, goes on the run to try and prove his innocence. With Alice's assistance, they set out together to exact revenge on the real killer.