5. Luther
German trailer for season 1 of Luther
In Luther, it is about the highly intelligent Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, who works for the London police. He resorts to unconventional, sometimes illegal methods to solve complex cases.
Watch Luther if you like the following about Sherlock :
- Brilliant investigator
- Deep main characters with morally ambiguous approaches
- Complex relationships between the characters
- Dark atmosphere
- Modern London as the setting
This is what the IMDb ratings say:: Out of 152,471 IMDb ratings, the series achieved 8.4 out of 10 stars.
Fun fact: The author Neil Cross explained that his character Luther was influenced by both Sherlock Holmes and Columbo. (via IMDb)
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