Should you watch Luther?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Luther
Series · 2010
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
The sides of Luther
- A London detective who breaks his own rules
- Serial killers hunted across the city
- A friendship with a murderer he cannot arrest
Luther is good for you if…
- you like a manhunt that starts in the first ten minutes.
- you like a detective you are never sure you should trust.
- you like London murder cases and the people who work them.
Luther is bad for you if…
- you can't take what the killers leave behind.
- you don't want an evening filled with murder and grief.
- five seasons of that darkness is too much for you.
About: obsession · guilt · justice
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