History Series / Luther

* EvilRedhead: Alice. May overlap with HeroesWantRedheads.

* CelebrityParadox: The shout out to JustForFun/JohnMunch is one because Munch made an appearance in ''Series/TheWire'', which features Idris Elba as Stringer Bell.

* JustForFun/JohnMunch: In ShoutOut form only -- "Send the details to Detective Munch in [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Special Victims Unit, New York]]."
** Which, following the Munch Continuity Property, means that due to his appearance in one episode of The Wire, Luther and Stringer Bell are [[IdenticalStranger identical strangers]].

Not to be confused with Disney's ''Series/ZekeAndLuther'', nor with the 2003 film ''Film/{{Luther}}'' (about Martin Luther), or [[CutLexLuthorACheck that bald bad guy they're always cutting a big ol' check for.]]

* AxCrazy: Many of the killers come across as this, but the standout examples must be [[spoiler: [[CreepyTwins Robert and Nicholas Millberry.]] They view life as a video game, where they gain more points the more people they murder.]]

After years of discussion, a feature length movie ''Luther: The Calling'' released in 2023 on Netflix, acting as a continuation of the series following its conclusion in 2019.

As of March 2023, John Luther's story continues with [[TheMovie a movie]], ''Luther: The Fallen Sun'' on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

** The storyline of the series is set to continue in the form of a continuation film, making series 5 a variant of this.

* AnyoneCanDie: Luther unfortunately has only a fifty percent success rate in saving the victim. And that's on a good day. Women get bled dry or gutted. Men get shot and wrapped in plastic. Being a colleague of his isn't exactly good for your life expectancy either. Towards the end of the first series, it's shown not even main characters are safe, as [[spoiler: Zoe Luther and Ian Reed]] get KilledOffForReal.

A Creator/{{BBC}} crime drama starring Creator/IdrisElba, about DCI John Luther, a police officer working for London's Serious Crime Unit, who's often at odds with others because of his unstable personality and ease with going outside the law to get the job done. The show ran over three seasons from May 2010 to July 2013 and returned with a two-part special in December 2015. A four-part fifth season screened at the very start of 2019. A film sequel, ''Luther: The Fallen Sun'' is scheduled for a limited theatrical release on February 24, 2923, and on streaming platforms on March 10.

A Creator/{{BBC}} crime drama starring Creator/IdrisElba, about DCI John Luther, a police officer working for London's Serious Crime Unit, who's often at odds with others because of his unstable personality and ease with going outside the law to get the job done. The show ran over three seasons from May 2010 to July 2013 and returned with a two-part special in December 2015. A four-part fifth season screened at the very start of 2019.

* BookEnds: Alice confronts Luther on a bridge at the end of the very first episode. [[spoiler: In the Series 3 finale, Luther meets up with Alice on the same bridge so they can run away and start new lives together.]]

* TheyFightCrime: He's a CowboyCop with rage issues. She's a psychopathic killer. The other he is a hapless, sensitive lawyer who distrusts both of the above. And later, a teenage sex worker with a crappy mom.

* PoisonousFriend: Alice, leading to lots of "[[UnwantedAssistance Stop Helping Me]]" from Luther.
** [[spoiler: At least up until the last two episodes of series 1.]]