Series 1 A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts. Details Casts Galleries Posters Season Lists Episode Lists Title Series 1 Genres Crime Drama Mystery Air Date 2010-05-04 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 00 Minutes Season Number 1 Episode Count On Season 1 6 Production Companies BBC Idris Elba... DCI John Luther... Indira Varma... Zoe Luther... Steven Mackintosh... DCI Ian Reed... Saskia Reeves... DSU Rose Teller... Paul McGann... Mark North... Ruth Wilson... Alice Morgan... Warren Brown... DS Justin Ripley... Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (2560x1440) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (3307x1860) Original Size (3307x1860) Original Size (3000x1688) Original Size (3307x1860) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (2048x1152) Original Size (1800x2700) Original Size (1400x2100) Original Size (1000x1499) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (1920x2880) Original Size (500x750) Original Size (1800x2700) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (800x1200) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (1920x2880) Original Size (1920x2880) Original Size (1920x2880) Original Size (960x1440) Original Size (1201x1800) Original Size (1600x2400) Original Size (960x1440) Original Size (1859x2788) Season 1 6 Episode(s) 2010-05-04 Season 2 4 Episode(s) 2011-06-14 Season 3 4 Episode(s) 2013-07-02 Season 4 2 Episode(s) 2015-12-15 Season 5 4 Episode(s) 2019-01-01 Episode 1 2010-05-04 Episode 1... Episode 2 2010-05-11 Episode 2... Episode 3 2010-05-18 Episode 3... Episode 4 2010-05-25 Episode 4... Episode 5 2010-06-01 Episode 5... Episode 6 2010-06-08 Episode 6...