Programme Name: Luther – TX: n/a – Episode: Luther S4 (No. Generics) – Picture Shows: DCI John Luther (IDRIS ELBA) – (C) BBC – Photographer: Steffan Hill

DCI John Luther returns to London to hunt down crime boss George Cornelius, seeking the truth behind a shocking piece of news in new clip from the upcoming ‘Luther’ 2-hour special. I need December 17th now!

The BBC have also released two new featurettes and a Q&A with Idris Elba. Check it out!

“Q&A with Idris Elba”:

“The truth is, Luther is my Bond.”

“Meet Megan Cantor” Featurette:

Laura Haddock plays a new character in the Luther universe: “There’s something pretty curious about her. She affects Luther, in a way.” 

“Real-Life Superhero” Featurette:

“He’s a protector at heart as a person. That shines through even more so as a detective. He’s sort of a real-life superhero in that sense.”

Official Synopsis:

This time we find Luther on a leave of absence from the police force, laying low in a rundown cottage.  A visit from colleagues, Detective Chief Inspector Theo Bloom (Darren Boyd, Veep, The World’s End) and Detective Sergeant Emma Lane (Rose Leslie, The Last Witch Hunter, Game of Thrones) brings a shocking piece of news that draws him back to London in search of the truth. At the same time, a gruesome cannibalistic serial killer has struck the city, eating body parts as he goes.

With a trail of clues leading from one crime scene to the next, Detective Superintendent Unit Martin Schenk (Dermot Crowley, Babel, Bleak House) and his team must work out the twisted logic that connects each victim. But this murdering mastermind is more than a match for Schenk’s police, outsmarting them at every step. It’s not long before Luther makes his triumphant return to the Bullpen, determined to capture the killer before another mutilated body joins the mounting pile.  But he’s dogged at every turn by ghosts from his past. Isolated and volatile, it will take every fiber of Luther’s being to keep it together.

Written and created by Emmy^®-nominated Neil Cross and directed by Sam Miller (No Good Deed,Fortitude) the Luther special  also stars Laura Haddock (Guardians of the Galaxy, Ripper Street,Da Vinci’s Demons)as Megan Cantor, a mysterious woman from Luther’s past, John Heffernan (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Ripper Street) as the sadistic cannibal Steven Rose, Patrick Malahide (Indian Summers, Game of Thrones) as George Cornelius, an old school gangster, and Michael Smiley (Doctor Who, Ripper Street) returning as computer whiz Benny Silver.

‘Luther’ makes its highly-anticipated return in a two-part special on BBC One on December 15th, and one-night special event on BBC America on Thursday, December 17th at 9:00pm.