Slip on your tweed jacket and follow in the footsteps of DCI John Luther at these Luther: The Fallen Sun filming locations in London.
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Luther: The Fallen Sun filming locations
Where to find the Luther: The Fallen Sun film locations in London.
Piccadilly Circus
Closest stations: Charing Cross | Piccadilly Circus (Underground)
Mild spoiler alert: that big showdown in Piccadilly Circus? That was the real Piccadilly Circus. A minimal amount of CGI was used but the overwhelming majority of that scene was the real deal. Other Luther: The Fallen Sun locations were considered but were deemed impractical for this scene. Ironically, shutting down Piccadilly Circus for the longest shoot ever filmed in this junction was surprisingly more practical from a production standpoint.
Aldwych Tube Station
Closest stations: Charing Cross | Temple (Underground) | Covent Garden (Underground)
The Aldwych Tube Station is where Idris Elba and Andy Serkis’s characters come to blows early in the film. This Luther movie location is not an active subway station; it was part of the London Underground, shuttered in 1994, and is now often used for series and films like V for Vendetta.
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Chinatown
Closest stations: Charing Cross | Leicester Square (Underground)
Chinatown pops up in Luther: The Fallen Sun; you can pick out landmarks like the Horse & Dolphin Yard in the background.
Fleet Street
Closest station: City Thameslink
Like Chinatown, Fleet Street is also seen as a Luther: The Fallen Sun movie location. Follow Fleet Street east and you’ll run into St. Paul’s Cathedral; follow it west and you’ll be on the Strand.
Pinewood Studios
Closest station: Langley
Full disclosure: only mixing and mastering of the film was done at Pinewood Studios, but we mention it because Luther: The Fallen Sun is far from the first movie you’ve seen that used Pinewood’s services. We’ve got a list of other series and filmed shot at Pinewood Studios that you can visit, including:
📽️ Saltburn
📺 Citadel
📽️ Harry Potter
Bonus Luther: The Fallen Sun movie location — HM Prison Dorchester
Closest stations: Dorchester West | Dorchester South
Now closed to inmates but opening its doors to tours (and the occasional production crew), HMP Dorchester was the Luther movie location for the prison scenes.
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What to know before you watch Luther: The Fallen Sun
Everything you need to know about the return of John Luther to Netflix.
What is Luther: The Fallen Sun about?
Luther: The Fallen Sun finds disgraced detective John Luther behind bars. As a serial killer sends fear through the streets of London, Luther breaks out of prison and pursues the resourceful sociopath.
Is the original cast from Luther in Luther: The Fallen Sun?
Along with Idris Elba returning as John Luther, Dermot Crowley is back as DSU Martin Schenk. The Netflix film also stars new faces to Luther’s world, including Cynthia Ervio, Andy Serkis, Thomas Coombes (Slow Horses), Lauryn Ajufo, Hattie Morahan (Sex Education), and Vincent Regan (Poldark).
Do I need to watch the Luther series before The Fallen Sun?
Luther: The Fallen Sun acts as a feature-length continuation of the Luther the Netflix series, so it’s a “sequel” of sorts. Very few of the original Luther cast members are in Luther: The Fallen Sun. You can either binge the Luther five-season series to pregame for The Fallen Sun, or stream the Luther film and enjoy it on its own.
Is Luther: The Fallen Sun getting a sequel?
According to Idris Elba, they do have a story in mind for a Luther: The Fallen Sun sequel, but there’s no other word if/when it will premiere on Netflix.
Where are the Luther movie filming locations in Europe?
Luther: The Fallen Sun was filmed primarily in London, as was the original series. Some scenes were shot away from the UK: a few at Lite Studios outside of Brussels, Belgium (closest station: Vilvoorde), and Iceland for a wintery landscape scene.
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Watch Luther: The Fallen Sun on the train to London
Whether you’re arriving from Heathrow Airport, Stansted Airport, Edinburgh, or Paris, feel free to binge all 20 episodes of Netflix’s Luther using the train’s free Wifi. Download the Trainline app and get cheap train tickets to these Luther: The Fallen Sun filming locations without having to strongarm a soul.
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