Before his imprisonment, Luther had investigated the abduction of a young man, Callum Aldrich. Robey, realizing Luther is the only one smart enough to stop him, orchestrates the release of a dossier documenting Luther's past misdeeds to ensure the detective is jailed and out of the way.
(2023) is a dark crime thriller that picks up after the events of the original BBC television series. DCI John Luther (Idris Elba), a brilliant but disgraced detective, finds himself behind bars after his past rule-breaking and vigilante-style tactics are exposed by a sadistic new enemy. The Setup: A Cyber-Psychopath Emerges
The film's antagonist is (Andy Serkis), a tech-billionaire-turned-serial-killer who uses high-level surveillance to harvest the "shame" of ordinary citizens—blackmailing them into horrific acts or kidnapping them for his twisted plans.