Luther: The Fallen Sun

Ruth Wilson's Alice may not return in Luther: The Fallen Sun, but creator Neil Cross has teased "we never saw a body" so she could be back in the future.

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to [The Radio Times Podcast](https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/podcasts/). [Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month](https://www.netflix.com/gb/). "And I think that does apply to Alice, who is such an incredible story companion, in so many ways, to the Luther series. And it's not to say that we might not meet them at some point in the future." Cross then added teasingly: "Like Ruth said, we never saw a body," to which Payne concurred: "We never saw a body. [RadioTimes.com](https://www.radiotimes.com/) caught up exclusively with the film's writer Neil Cross and director Jamie Payne to ask whether there was ever an intention to include other characters from the Luther series, such as Paul McGann's Mark North. [Film](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/) and [Drama](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/) coverage, or visit our [TV Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/) and [Streaming Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/streaming-guide/) to find out what's on. And I think it's very tempting for any filmmaker, any writer to do. Just say, 'Let's see Mark crossing the street.' But I think it's essentially meretricious and it doesn't respect the engagement of the returning audience with the universe. And that is exciting. Alice does not show up in Luther: The Fallen Sun, not helping to assuage fans of this fear. Cross said: "I think fan-service is a sugar high.

Idris Elba has returned as John Luther in "Luther: The Fallen Sun," a film continuation of the popular BBC show. It is now available on Netflix.

[Neil Cross](/topic/neil-cross), the show's creator, has written "Luther: The Fallen Sun". The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The show has returned to the screen with "Luther: The Fallen Sun" after a four-year hiatus since the series finale was aired on BBC. On March 10, the film made its streaming debut, after a limited release on February 24 in theaters. This movie resumes with the protagonist, John Luther, who is disgraced and currently serving time in prison after the original series’s events. While the film has received generally positive reviews, some critics have criticized it as a potentially needless attempt at reimagining a story that has already concluded.

Sometime later, the team led by newly appointed Director of Criminal Investigation Odette Raine discovers the charred remains of eight more victims—Callum among ...

John Luther been thrown in prison while a horrific serial killer taunts him in the shadows, looking for another victim to kill. We’re also told of a woman who was severely burned, and we see the gruesome burn marks. A woman is zip-tied and knocked to the ground. We see one such person be stabbed, and we see a girl be choked repeatedly with a plastic bag. We hear the horrific screams of a 17-year-old boy as he is murdered. We see an artistic representation of a crucifixion victim. Luther threatens to “tattoo a man’s eye,” holding a needle extremely close to the man’s pupil before backing down. That fact, spurred on by a mocking message sent by the killer to Luther, is something that seems strange to him. When a man watches pornography in private, we see that he’s being recorded by someone and is marked as a potential target for their next blackmail victim. The boy is just one of many victims who’ve fallen into the hands of a serial killer who’s quickly gaining notoriety. Another victim is likely killed after being hit multiple times in the head with a hammer. When he arrives, he meets a gay man who tells him of how he had talked about pornographic fantasies with another man and planned a night of indulgence with him.

With major spoilers, we break down the climactic events, series throwbacks and future hints of the Luther movie, out now on Netflix.

Whoever it is, it’s safe to say that Luther is moving up in the world – and will no longer be limited to the streets of London. He spooks the viewers by revealing that their IP addresses are being tracked and that the police are on their way to the bunker, before taking out one of the henchmen with the hammer. [The Fallen Sun](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/luther-the-fallen-sun-review/), we discover that Luther had been investigating the disappearance of a young man who’d been abducted by David Robey during or just before the events of Series 5. With a first movie and a new government job under Luther’s belt, it very much seems like the ball is in Netflix’s court. “If I may, unofficially, you did a commendable job,” he says, as Luther replies, “So, now what?” – a nice little callback that references the opening/closing line of most of the show’s five series. The answer, in a word, is no. Before he does, Luther taunts Robey, brilliantly dubbing him a “sweaty anxious twat” in the way that only Elba can and telling him that his own shame has been brought to light. He had built a “Red Bunker” under the snowy wilds of Norway, hidden from the outside world, where he would broadcast live “shows” to high-paying subscribers on the dark web. While the photo of Luther standing over a dead hitman didn’t quite tell the full story (Cornelius actually pulled the trigger), it presumably did blow open the fact that he’d been aiding and abetting a known criminal – and seemed like the smoking gun that would finally send Luther down. Luther and DCI Odette Raine (Cynthia Erivo), who’s now heading up his former unit, track down Robey’s hidden house of horrors thanks to information from his long-suffering wife. Let’s take a look at where we find Luther by the end of A twisted tech genius with dodgy hair and an even dodgier fashion sense, Robey is luring his victims by hijacking their digital footprints and using their deepest, darkest secrets – or as he calls it, their “shame” – against them.

Acclaimed Idris Elba-fronted BBC series Luther treks on with feature film Luther: The Fallen Sun (now on Netflix), a standalone saga that more closely resembles ...

Of course, Luther just has to get this guy, so he stages a prison riot that covers his escape from the pokey – although it’s not that easy, because he has to push and shove and punch and kick and headbutt his way out of a building full of guys who want to boil his bones in a broth, but he succeeds with hardly a scratch. Performance Worth Watching: Erivo and Elba get one very brief scene in which the unstoppable tank-division plot pauses for a beat or two and allows them to reveal tiny scraps of vulnerable character stuff. At least The Fallen Sun – complete nonsense title, by the way – looks good, with crisp editing, gloomy and artful cinematography and skillfully conceived and executed action set pieces (the prison break sequence stands out). The bad guy: David Robey (Serkis), a man with more money than sanity by a vast margin; he gets his kicks by blackmailing his victims with proof of all the no-nos they’ve indulged on the internet, then tortures and murders them. The evil deed: Our gent stops at what appears to be an accident and the man on the phone, notably no longer on the phone, attacks and kidnaps him. The victim: A poor teenage gent, lured out by a man on the phone threatening to expose his secrets.

Besides Elba, the cast includes Cynthia Erivo, Dermot Crowley, Andy Serkis, Thomas Coombes, Hattie Morahan, Lauryn Ajufo, Vincent Regan, Henry Hereford, and ...

[crime thriller](https://netflixlife.com/movies/best-thrillers-on-netflix/) have announced if there will be a Luther: The Fallen Sun sequel. So, is a Luther: The Fallen Sun sequel in the works? Unfortunately, there will not be a Luther season 6 like everyone had hoped. Since the film just came out, it’ll likely be a while before the streaming giant reveals its decision. A lot happens in this action-packed movie, and with how everything ended, viewers can’t help but wonder if the story will continue in a sequel. [Luther: The Fallen Sun](https://netflixlife.com/2023/03/09/luther-the-fallen-sun-cast-guide-whos-in-the-new-movie/) is finally streaming on Netflix, and everyone’s watching and talking about it.