Are you a lifelong “Luther” fan or just right here for Idris Elba kicking some severe butt? Both manner, this film is for you! Unique collection creator Neil Cross returns to pen the screenplay for the movie, which is directed by longtime tv director Jamie Payne (“Luther,” “The Alienist,” “Outlander”), however by all accounts the movie can be geared in the direction of followers of any stage of earlier attachment to the collection. In keeping with Whole Movie’s January 2023 problem of their print journal, Payne goes out of his solution to level out:

“It was vital to all of us that we completely wish to deliver the followers alongside, and for them to know that this story sits inside a canon of so many different tales. But additionally you may come at it not having seen a single episode of ‘Luther,’ and completely know the place you stood.”

That is nice information for many who could also be a little bit pressed for time to make amends for all 20 episodes of the earlier 5 seasons of the collection, although it is also clear that longtime followers will get to see their dedication rewarded with all method of Easter eggs, deep cuts, and cautious consideration of prior canon. This can be a model of Luther who’s seen some severe, effectively, you realize. And viewers can anticipate to see much more of the identical grizzled copper they know and love, as Cross additionally instructed Whole Movie that, amongst different issues, “That is a part of the rationale why I am so hooked on utilizing barely antediluvian London slang, quite than cool, hip phrases — I like placing the phrases ‘tickety-boo’ or ‘wotcha’ into Idris Elba’s mouth.”

Good ol’ Luther, by no means change! “Luther: The Fallen Solar” will open in choose theaters on February 24, 2023, earlier than streaming on Netflix two weeks later, beginning March 10.