BBC America ordered all new episodes of “Luther” on Wednesday, which will air in 2015. Elba (“The Wire”) will reprise his role as the resilient, but emotionally-unstable murder detective on two one-hour episodes.
“Ever since we said goodbye to John Luther on Southwark Bridge, there’s hardly been a minute when I didn’t wonder what happened next,” Cross said. “So I decided to find out. We’re putting the band back together; Luther is coming back where he belongs. Back to the BBC. Back to London. And back to work.”
Elba won a Golden Globe for his role in 2011, and the series has also received eight Emmy nominations.
“Luther” is made by BBC Drama Production, co-produced with BBC America. Executive Producer is Elizabeth Kilgarriff for BBC Drama Production, England.
