Idris Elba Steps Back Into the Shadows as Luther Returns
So, let’s talk about the big news that has fans of gritty British thrillers buzzing again: Idris Elba is officially returning as John Luther, and this time, he’s not coming back alone. One of the most exciting parts of this new project is that Ruth Wilson is stepping back into the role of Alice Morgan — yes, Alice , whose death at the end of Season 5 was treated as final… or so we thought.
Ruth Wilson is already laughing about it in interviews, joking that Alice has probably had “a lot of reconstruction surgery.” And honestly, with a character as unpredictable and morally unbound as Alice, it feels completely natural that she’d find her way back into the story. According to Wilson, Alice is a character who just refuses to die — she “keeps coming back,” haunting her in the best possible way. And she loves it. She describes playing Alice as joyful chaos: irreverent, funny, terrifying, and somehow charming all at once. That freedom Alice has — living outside any moral compass, playing by her own rules — is what makes her so thrilling to embody.
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This return becomes even more special considering Wilson didn’t appear in the 2023 film Luther: The Fallen Sun . Fans missed that electric, dangerous chemistry between Alice and Luther — a relationship built on tension, obsession, and the strangest kind of loyalty. Their history goes all the way back to her murdering her parents, which is one wild way to kick off a connection. Now, seeing them reunite is going to add an entirely new spark to the next film.
Netflix has confirmed that this upcoming movie picks up after The Fallen Sun , and Luther will once again be pulled into the darkness of London’s underbelly. A new wave of brutal, seemingly random murders is set to plunge the city into chaos, and Luther is quietly brought back into service. The twist? It sounds like everyone — on every side — might be after him. The synopsis even teases the question: how can Luther save London when every faction seems to want him dead?
Screenwriter Neil Cross says Luther, Alice, and Schenk feel like family to him, and he never stops imagining where they might be or what terrors are rising when Luther isn’t around. Director Jamie Payne is just as thrilled, especially about Ruth Wilson’s return, calling her “brilliant and dangerous” in the best way.
Filming is scheduled to begin in February 2026, and while there’s no title or official release date yet, the safe bet is sometime in 2027. Until then, fans will be waiting — impatiently but excitedly — to see what kind of storm Luther and Alice walk back into this time.
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