Fox is remaking Luther for American audiences
As Broadchurch begat Gracepoint, Sherlock begat Elementary, Prime Suspect begat Prime Suspect, and the Queen’s English begat a rich tapestry of awful, braying dialects, revered BBC drama Luther will now be turned into an American TV show. Deadline reports that series creator Neil Cross and star Idris Elba have happily accepted a lot of money to produce a new version of the detective series for Fox—as well as for U.S. audiences, whose demand for crime procedurals about genius detectives with deep, personal flaws remains so insatiable, it seems we must import them from overseas.