Home > Luther > Season 1 « TV Series Page Luther: Season 1 (2010) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 91% Average Rating: 7.3/10 Season Reviews: 22 Fresh: 20 Rotten: 2 Critics Consensus: Gritty and ambiguous, Luther is a captivating drama bolstered by a powerhouse performance from Idris Elba in the title role. 100% Average Rating: 7.0/10 Season Reviews: 8 Fresh: 8 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Gritty and ambiguous, Luther is a captivating drama bolstered by a powerhouse performance from Idris Elba in the title role. AUDIENCE SCORE 93% liked it Average Rating: 4.4/5 User Ratings: 499 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Oct 17, 2010 In the series premiere, Det. John Luther (Idris Elba) investigates a seemingly perfect double murder, while also trying to win back his wife (Indira Varma), who has already moved on. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Oct 24, 2010 A sniper is targeting police officers, but his motive is unclear. Meanwhile, Alice reveals what she knows about Madsen's arrest and threatens to let Zoe in on Luther's secret. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Oct 31, 2010 A young mother is abducted, and Luther realizes it's the work of an occult writer who was suspected but never charged in the murder of another woman 10 years earlier. Meanwhile, Zoe's boyfriend, Mark, is assaulted, and blame falls on Luther. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Nov 7, 2010 Serial killer Henry Madsen wakes up from his coma, and Luther worries the truth will finally come out about Madsen's arrest. Meanwhile, an unknown killer is targeting young women in London. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Nov 14, 2010 An art dealer's wife is taken hostage and Luther uncovers a shocking betrayal as he works to free her. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Nov 21, 2010 Luther is framed for murder in the Series 1 finale, and Alice is the only person he can turn to for help, but he's still not sure he can trust her. More Luther: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (20) Tv Season Info Idris Elba, known for playing drug dealer Stringer Bell on "The Wire," explores life on the other side of the law in this psychological crimedrama from acclaimed crime writer Neil Cross ("MI-5"). Elba portrays John Luther, a brilliant but tortured homicide detective who gets caught up in the psychological cat-and-mouse game between detective and criminal. Co-stars include Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan, Warren Brown as DS Justin Ripley, Steven Mackintosh as DCI Ian Reed and Saskia Reevesas DSU Rose Teller. Genre: Drama Network: BBC Premiere Date: Oct 17, 2010 Creator: Neil Cross Exec. Producer: Phillippa Giles Cast Idris Elba as John Luther Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan Steven Mackintosh as Det. Chief Insp. Ian Reed Indira Varma as Zoe Luther Paul McGann as Mark North Saskia Reeves as Det. Superintendent Rose Teller Warren Brown as Det. Sgt. Justin Ripley Anton Saunders as Henry Madsen Show More Cast News & Interviews for Luther: Season 1 2016 Emmy Winners Announced: Game of Thrones and Veep Win Top Awards 2016 Emmy Award Nominations 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This December View All Luther: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Oct 17, 2010 In the series premiere, Det. John Luther (Idris Elba) investigates a seemingly perfect double murder, while also trying to win back his wife (Indira Varma), who has already moved on. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Oct 24, 2010 A sniper is targeting police officers, but his motive is unclear. Meanwhile, Alice reveals what she knows about Madsen's arrest and threatens to let Zoe in on Luther's secret. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Oct 31, 2010 A young mother is abducted, and Luther realizes it's the work of an occult writer who was suspected but never charged in the murder of another woman 10 years earlier. Meanwhile, Zoe's boyfriend, Mark, is assaulted, and blame falls on Luther. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Nov 7, 2010 Serial killer Henry Madsen wakes up from his coma, and Luther worries the truth will finally come out about Madsen's arrest. Meanwhile, an unknown killer is targeting young women in London. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Nov 14, 2010 An art dealer's wife is taken hostage and Luther uncovers a shocking betrayal as he works to free her. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Nov 21, 2010 Luther is framed for murder in the Series 1 finale, and Alice is the only person he can turn to for help, but he's still not sure he can trust her. More Critic Reviews for Luther Season 1 All Critics (22) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (2) Come for some slightly above-average murder mysteries, stay for some way above-average central performances. Luther is often good, never clean and always fun. Apr 28, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Andrew Williams Quickflix Top Critic Creator and writer Neil Cross explores tricky dramatic territory, with suspense, crackling dialogue and a talented cast. Oct 17, 2010 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic It's beautifully shot, full of slick architectural vistas, and boasts the versatile and saucy Ruth Wilson as its villainess. Oct 17, 2010 | Full Review… Serena Davies Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic Powerful, challenging, ambiguous, surprising, dark, odd, stunning, grisly, disturbing, raw, sexy, taut, intense, captivating. Oct 17, 2010 | Full Review… Jonathan Storm Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic Snag is, the plot is ridiculous, and a batch of rather fine actors have been persuaded to throw subtlety and logic to the winds and to portray characters which veer wildly between cliché and implausibility... Jul 17, 2018 | Full Review… Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk This was woeful ham, utterly redeemed by Idris, and I await Luther II with genuine anticipation and my cliché-pants ready. Jun 22, 2018 | Full Review… Euan Ferguson Observer (UK) When Luther meets Alice, her parents and their dog have just been killed... Their subsequent cat-and-mouse game provides an intriguing, ongoing storyline that gives Luther an edge you don't see on most cop shows. Nov 30, 2015 | Full Review… Marc D. Allan NUVO Newsweekly Luther transcends its genre and becomes a remarkable portrait of a singular television character. Oct 17, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Matt Springer Common Sense Media The first episode of Luther has plenty to recommend it. Oct 17, 2010 | Rating: B | Full Review… Scott Tobias AV Club Top Critic Cross's series does have some things going for it. One is Idris Elba. Another is the pathological flirtation between Luther and the killer he can't quite nail. Oct 17, 2010 | Full Review… Thomas Sutcliffe Independent (UK) Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (22) Audience Reviews for Luther: Season 1 ½ BrendanN Super Reviewer ½ Elba shows just how far dynamism can carry a show. At its peaks, Luther is some of the most compelling viewing available. The show is at its pinnacle when Elba and Ruth Wilson share the screen. In the barren stretches without Wilson, the plot really falters and the writing becomes quite stereotypical of cop-drama murder mysteries. Season 1 is by far the best. JeffL Super Reviewer JoshG Super Reviewer Despite having a strong performance by Elba and by putting us on the shoes of the killers constantly, Luther is just a regular procedural show with nothing special worth mentioning. The main story only picks up on the last episodes but the secondary characters don't get much development and it's hard to stay engaged during the whole thing. Francisco G Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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