First up, of course, is Idris Elba, who dons his rumpled grey overcoat as the brooding and brilliant DCI John Luther. Elba's profile has skyrocketed since Luther's debut in 2010; the brevity of Luther season four (just two episodes) was due in part to Elba's increasingly busy schedule. His return is welcome news to Luther fans—and, fingers crossed, will finally convince Her Majesty's Secret Service to enlist Elba as the next James Bond.

Show creator Neil Cross is also back to helm the season's dark and twisted narrative. The Emmy-nominated mind behind Luther and Hulu's A Hard Sun has published a number of books, from thrilling crime fiction like Captured, Luther: The Calling, and Mr. In-Between to the memoir Heartland, which was shortlisted for the PEN/Acerkley Prize for literary autobiography of excellence.

In announcing the Luther renewal in June 2017, Cross teased the inevitability of a fifth season: "It can’t be over, can it? There’s so much we don’t know... The hand under the bed. The shadow at the end of the street. Who’s going to stop them, if not John Luther."

As the latest trailer proves, no one is better suited for the task:

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