Luther is not a show to watch if you want to be cheered up. There are no laughs and very little levity in this show but it is a great example of the new type of TV that is more compelling than movies. It is an incredibly dark British procedural drama about John Luther (played by the devilishly handsome Idris Elba), a police detective who skates the edge between what is right and what is just. He is a dedicated police officer with a strong sense of vigilante justice who has made a complete shambles of his personal and professional life. I was hooked from the first episode and couldn’t stop watching. Idris won a Golden Globe for his performance. Seasons one and two are currently available on Netflix.
I discovered Idris Elba in The Wire (which I began watching about 7 years after it was on TV and will finish and write about on here at some point) as drug dealer Stringer Bell. His character wants to apply business principles to the drug trade and is always trying to better himself. His acting was so compelling, I wanted to know more about him. He easily moves from Baltimore based drug dealer to handsome Office Regional Manager (Charles Minor, who caused Michael to quit and Angela and Kelly to fight for his attention). I even enjoyed him as Beyonce’s faithful husband in Obsessed and as a single father trying to create a better life for his daughters in Daddy’s Little Girls.
Listen to him talk about how he would audition to play James Bond on NPR
Find out what it’s like to take a stroll with him through London
Learn more about growing up the child of Africa immigrants and becoming a god onscreen and off
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