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Idris Elba is set to reprise his role as DCI John Luther. Just a day after FOX ordered a remake of Neil Cross-created crime drama "Luther", BBC America has announced that the original show will return for a two-part miniseries.

The two hour-long episodes will be filmed starting in March in and around London for a late 2015 premiere on BBC America. Cross will write the script and Elizabeth Kilgarriff will serve as executive producer.

"Ever since we said goodbye to John Luther on Southwark Bridge, there's hardly been a minute when I didn't wonder what happened next," Cross says. "So I decided to find out. We're putting the band back together; Luther is coming back where he belongs. Back to the BBC. Back to London. And back to work."

Elba will reprise his role as the murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

As for the U.S. adaptation which has received a put pilot commitment from FOX, Elba will serve as executive producer along with Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner. He, however, is not expected to star on the remake.