![]() ![]() Out of the 90 countries FlixPatrol measures for Netflix traffic, Luther: Fallen Sun is number one in 88 of those countries. It's the audience that matters, though, and Netflix's execs will be smiling this week as the reception for Luther: Fallen Sun has been huge. For Fallen Sun this is lowered to 65% (critics) but the audience score is a still-high 85%. Rotten Tomatoes has the Luther series at a high of 88%, with the audience score matching this. The critical reception for Luther: Fallen Sun has not been as favorable as it was for the show. Neil Cross, the creator of Luther, has also penned this big-screen adaptation. Idris Elba is joined by Cynthia Erivo (The Outsider) and Andy Serkis (LOTR) for the movie, with Dermot Crowley returning as Luther's retired boss. This has been retconned somewhat for the movie, which sees Luther try and track down a serial killer while being disgraced by the police force he used to work for.įans of the show will know just what to expect from the movie: it's dark, disturbing and downright scary in places. If you have watched the series - which aired in the UK on the BBC, in the US on BBC America and ABC in Australia - then you will know that the show has a very definitive ending. And the character is brought to life by Idris Elba who is fantastic as the no-nonsense detective. The show is pretty frightening in places, with Luther part of the Serious Crime Unit trying to catch psychopaths and serial killers. Luther: Fallen Sun is a movie spin-off of the incredibly successful BBC crime series which last aired in 2019.Ĭreated by Neil Cross, Luther focuses on an East London detective who uses any means necessary - mainly violence - to catch criminals. Its latest movie is a psychological crime drama with a twist - and it is proving a huge global smash for Netflix. Many of its best TV shows are crime related, whether they are about fictitious foes or true-crime horrors. If there is one genre that Netflix knows will be a hit on its platform, it's crime drama. ![]()
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