The furious Netflix action movie that won’t let you get off the couch

Netflix is ​​one of the streaming platforms that is adding new movies and series to its catalog all the time. It doesn’t matter if they are self-produced, or classic movies from previous years, Netflix always has the ideal option to hang out and be entertained.

Recently Netflix added to its catalog a film starring British actor Idris Elba (the alleged new James Bond), which is called “Luther: Night Falls” (“Luther: The Fallen Sun” in English).

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What is “Luther: Night Falls” about?

“A serial killer terrorizes London while disgraced detective John Luther remains behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cybernetic psychopath who is now taunting him, Luther decides to break out of jail, ”indicates his official synopsis.

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In addition to Idris Elba, the new film by Netflix features Andy Serkis (whom many remember as Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings”), Cynthia Erivo (who will soon star in the movie “Wicked” alongside Ariana Grande), Hattie Morhan, Dermot Crowley, among others.

Photo: Idris Elba. Source: Instagram @idriselba

This is not the first time that Idris Elbe he puts himself in the shoes of Luther, since years ago he starred in a series with the same character. To be more exact, Elba played Detective Luther from 2010 to 2019.

“Luther: Night Falls” reached Netflix on March 10 and quickly became the most viewed on the platform, where it ranks No. 1 in the Top 10, surpassing other popular titles such as “We Have a Ghost” (along with David Harbor from “Stranger Things”). ”, “Eres tú” (the Spanish film with Álvaro Cervantes) and “The Constant Gardener”. Prior to its streaming premiere, the film had a brief run in theaters where it had a limited release on February 24, 2023.