Black British Batman is hopping the pond. Fox has ordered a pilot of Luther to be written by Neil Cross, the original series’ creator. John Luther himself, Idris Elba, will serve as executive producer. Luther ran for three seasons on BBC, a Sherlock-like murder detective who befriends a psychopath named Alice (Ruth Wilson) while capturing …
I admit my initial interest in Luther was spawned by my slightly obsessive love of Idris Elba, a totally wonderful and sometimes underrated actor who always manages to surprise me (he was the only good thing in Prometheus, and he’s great in RocknRolla). But man is Luther something to see.
Doctor Who, Series 7, Episode 10: “Hide” Written by Neil Cross Directed by Jamie Payne Airs Saturdays at 8pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: The Doctor and Clara go ghost-busting, Clara wins over the TARDIS, and Hila Tacorien meets her family This has been an underwhelming season of Doctor Who, to …
Last week, Doctor Who came back from its midseason hiatus with a fun, but frustrating, episode introducing the audience to the third incarnation of season 7.5 Companion, Clara “Oswin” Oswald. By the end of the episode, Clara was not yet a Companion, officially, but that is quickly resolved this week, with Clara joining the Doctor for an adventure to see “something awesome”, the one-in-1000-years Festival of Offerings on the rings of Akhaten.