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Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun

20236.62h 9m

Overview

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

Directed by Jamie Payne
Written by Neil Cross
Produced by Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, David Ready
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Top Cast

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

John Luther

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo

Odette Raine

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

David Robey

Dermot Crowley

Dermot Crowley

Martin Schenk

Thomas Coombes

Thomas Coombes

Archie Woodward

Hattie Morahan

Hattie Morahan

Corinne Aldrich

Lauryn Ajufo

Lauryn Ajufo

Anya Raine

Vincent Regan

Vincent Regan

Dennis McCabe

Ross Waiton

Ross Waiton

Newman

Dan Li

Dan Li

Wong

Themes & Keywords

prisonlondon, englandkidnappingblackmaildetectivemurderserial killermissing personcybercrimebased on tv seriesicedepressed

About Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 2023 exploring themes of prison, london, england, kidnapping, blackmail, detective, murder. Directed by Jamie Payne, it stars Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis. A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

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