Luther: Season 5

2019 · 4 episodes · ★ 8.2

Series 5

What Season 5 of Luther

Luther remains in charge of London's Serious Crime Unit, where a series of brutal murders puts him to the test. Alongside new officer Catherine Halliday, he tries to tie up loose ends while the gangster George Cornelius hunts for his son. The hunt for a depraved killer brings the detective's most dangerous obsession to light. Idris Elba brings to life a dedicated, highly capable police officer who pays a steep price for putting his job above everything else. His loyalties begin to crack, and the season asks how far he can stay on the edge of the darkness he pursues.

4episodes

Jan 1, 2019premiered

Jan 4, 2019Latest episode

3.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Episode 1
Jan 1, 2019 · 53 min · ★ 8.3
A new spate of nightmarish murders brings DCI John Luther to once again face the depths of human depravity on the streets of London. As the body count rises, and gangster George Cornelius applies his own pressure, can Luther catch the killer and save his own neck?
Directing: Jamie Payne · Writing: Neil Cross · Starring: Gary Hailes, Jami Reid-Quarrell, Michael Obiora, Luke Westlake
5x02 Episode 2
Jan 2, 2019 · 53 min · ★ 8.0
Luther must confront a demon from his past, as both the police and Cornelius converge on his home. With Halliday convinced that the body in the morgue isn't their killer, can Luther put his own troubles to one side and find the true murderer before he strikes again?
Directing: Jamie Payne · Writing: Neil Cross · Starring: Gary Hailes, Jami Reid-Quarrell, Michael Obiora, Roberta Taylor
5x03 Episode 3
Jan 3, 2019 · 53 min · ★ 8.3
With his friend in peril and a young woman kidnapped by the relentless serial killer, can Luther protect the innocent while preventing Cornelius's violent revenge from consuming him? Who is Luther willing to save, and who can't he bear to lose?
Directing: Jamie Payne · Writing: Neil Cross · Starring: Gary Hailes, Paul McGann, Michael Obiora, Roberta Taylor
5x04 Episode 4 Season Finale
Jan 4, 2019 · 53 min · ★ 8.1
Reeling from the death of his friend, Luther races to save the others from Cornelius's terrible retribution. With Luther's increasing absence from the case, Halliday heads the hunt for a killer on the loose - a killer determined to complete his final macabre masterpiece.
Directing: Jamie Payne · Writing: Neil Cross · Starring: Gary Hailes, Paul McGann, Anthony Howell, Nicholas Asbury