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‘…A cop you want to watch’

The New York Times reviews ’Luther’ and Idris Elba’s character, saying ‘…within five minutes you know that this is a cop you want to watch.’

‘…An eminently watchable addition to the U.K.’s treasure-cove…’

Variety calls ’Luther’ ‘gritty’ and ‘engrossing,’ and says the show ‘remains an eminently watchable addition to the U.K.’s treasure-trove of noir-ish crime.’ It also mentions: ‘BBC America is showcasing the series as part of a theme hour dubbed Dramaville, which began this summer with the period series ‘The Hour.’ With ‘Luther’ coming on its heels, the channel’s fast establishing that bit of real estate as a neighborhood well worth visiting.’

‘…Unflinching portrayal of a brilliant dark knight…’

The New York Post covers the premiere of the ‘Luther’ sequel and says that Idris Elba’s ‘unflinching portrayal of a brilliant dark knight makes for a fascinating exploration of TV’s most compelling cop.’

‘…TV’s most provacative thrillers…’

TV Guide says ‘Luther’ is a ‘brilliant detective series,’ and ‘the detective Elba brings to life is one of the more compelling TV cops to appear on either side of the Atlantic recently. It also describes the show as one of ‘TV’s most provocative thrillers…’

‘Elba’s greatest role to date…’

The Philadelphia Inquirer raves, ‘Elba’s greatest role to date…One of the most intense and harrowing psychological police thrillers to hit the airwaves…’

‘…It shares more of its creative and stylistic DNA with ‘Dexter’…’

NYMag.com’s Vulture reviews, ‘Luther’ is a police procedural, but it shares more of its creative and stylistic DNA with ‘Dexter’: It can be gory, certainly, and it’s also visually distorted, which gives the show a sinister current of disorientation.’

‘…Even more to look forward to’

AOL TV notes of the miniseries return, ‘Season 2 starts on BBC America in September, so now we have even more to look forward to.’

‘There’s a mood of pure dread hanging over Luther…’

Rolling Stone reflects on the character of John Luther, ‘[Luther's] seriously disturbed — and yet that’s why he’s able to get inside the criminal minds of the serial killers… There’s a mood of pure dread hanging over Luther — you can hear it in the fantastic Massive Attack theme song, but you can see it even more clearly etched into Elba’s haunted face.’

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