Genre: TV Series
Grade: A-
Notable People: Idris Elba, Ruth Wilson, Dermot Crowley Created by; Neil Cross
Title: Luther
Review: Gritty crime drama set in London with the magnificent Elba (unrecognizable from his drug kingpin role on The Wire) as the tortured detective who gets entwined with one serial killer after another. Wilson is a revelation as the likeable psychopath, Alice, who is becomes Luther’s guardian angel…with a price. The last two seasons were very abbreviated and suffered from some lack of direction, but Elba and Wilson are so good, the show remains a keeper. This one seems like a terminal ending to me, though there is rumor of film version in the works.