<P> In 2011, Idris Elba expressed his enthusiasm for making a film adaptation of the show, saying, "That's where the ultimate Luther story will unfold, is in the big silver screen--London as a huge backdrop and a very menacing, horrible character to play against ." During a BBC Radio 4 interview in March 2012, co-creator Neil Cross revealed that plans were being made for a Luther film that would begin production at the conclusion of the third series, the show's last . In May 2012, Elba stated in an interview that the third series would serve as the lead - in for the planned film . </P> <P> Neil Cross previously had confirmed there would not be a fourth series but did not rule out the possibility of a feature film . In September 2012, Cross announced that he was in the process of creating a spin - off of Luther centred around the character Alice Morgan, starring Ruth Wilson . Cross stated, "The BBC is very interested in the project . The only real question would be how many and how often we would do it - whether it would be a one - off miniseries or a returning miniseries, a co-production or not ." </P> <P> In August 2014, in an interview with TVLine at the 2014 66th Primetime Emmy Awards and Zap2It while promoting his movie No Good Deed (2014), Idris Elba promised that "the series isn't over", which kept the possibility for future series or a feature film of Luther open . In a September 2014 Reddit AMA, Elba addressed the possibility of future plans for Luther and said there were "talks at the moment to figure out a way to bring more Luther back to the TV, but the focus is to try and make a film from it ." </P> <P> In an August 2016 Q&A session on his Twitter, Elba responded to a question about the show's future by stating that there was a "big chance" of a new fifth series of Luther . In June 2017, Idris announced that Luther would be returning for a fifth series, filming is due to commence at the start of 2018 . </P>

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