Netflix’s new Luther movie will resurrect a fan-favorite character after a six-year absence – and there’s one question I really hope it answers

John Luther stands stoically in an alleyway in Luther: The Fallen Sun

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Luther will return to Netflix in one of their upcoming new movies, but the titular character is not the thing I'm most excited about.

It's always great to see Idris Elba on our screens, but I was surprised to see the return of Ruth Wilson as Luther's nemesis and love interest, Alice Morgan, listed on the cast announcement.

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Long-time Luther fans will know that Alice's fate has been unknown since season 5 of the original BBC series. She did not appear in Netflix's previous movie, Luther: The Fallen Sun, either, so many of us assumed she was dead or missing.

But Netflix has thrown us a curveball, and we might finally learn what happened to Alice after a six-year wait. That's enough reason for me to keep my subscription to one of the best streaming services, if you ask me.

The second Luther movie needs to tie up some loose ends

Luther: The Fallen Sun | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

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Of course, someone appearing on a cast list does not automatically mean we'll get the answers we want. So the one question I need them to answer is simply: is Alice alive?

If the movie ends up simply showing us some flashbacks from Luther and Alice's past, without answering that huge question, I'll be disappointed. Even if the answer is no, I do think we as fans are owed an explanation about what happened to her character since she was a fan-favorite for many.

As a quick refresher, we saw her falling from some scaffolding to her apparent death during a confrontation with Luther. Although her body disappeared, leaving her true fate unknown and fans agonizing over what exactly happened there.

Alice was never mentioned in The Fallen Sun, so the next movie has a real chance to answer some burning questions, allowing us to close Alice's missing persons case for good.

Luther hasn't been the same without the dynamic between him and Alice, in my opinion, so an opportunity to see more of their complicated relationship would be an amazing thing.

I do remain hopeful that she is alive, but even if she's not, a satisfying and definite ending to her story would definitely be appreciated.

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Lucy is a long-time movie and television lover who is an approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes. She has written several reviews in her time, starting with a small self-ran blog called Lucy Goes to Hollywood before moving onto bigger websites such as What's on TV and What to Watch, with TechRadar being her most recent venture. Her interests primarily lie within horror and thriller, loving nothing more than a chilling story that keeps her thinking moments after the credits have rolled. Many of these creepy tales can be found on the streaming services she covers regularly.

When she’s not scaring herself half to death with the various shows and movies she watches, she likes to unwind by playing video games on Easy Mode and has no shame in admitting she’s terrible at them. She also quotes The Simpsons religiously and has a Blinky the Fish tattoo, solidifying her position as a complete nerd.

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