Warning: poilers for Luther: The Fallen Sun are in play. If you haven’t caught this Netflix mystery thriller yet, you’ve been warned.
Detective mysteries have evolved from the days where a simply moral crusader was the only person who could solve crimes. As those characters have become increasingly complex, so have the cases that detectives like Idris Elba’s John Luther have been called upon to close out. Now with Netflix’s 2023 new movie release Luther: The Fallen Sun, that angle has been applied to a new character to the franchise: Cynthia Erivo’s DCI Odette Raine. When looking back on this fact, it’s something that Erivo sees as a step forward for female representation, and for very good reason.
