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Young Sherlock

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• 2026

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• 15

Summary

Nineteen-year-old Oxford University undergraduate Sherlock Holmes becomes involved in solving a murder on campus with the help of James Moriarty

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Review

Huw Fullerton

Seventeen years after Guy Ritchie’s first Sherlock Holmes movie, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, the director’s back behind the camera for this new series — but this Holmes isn’t yet the famed detective we all know. Instead, the pre-Baker Street Sherlock (played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin) is a bit of a wastrel, regularly in and out of prison. Eventually, big brother Mycroft (Max Irons) gets him a job as a servant at Oxford University, where Sherlock stumbles on a conspiracy and makes a new pal — a brilliant undergraduate named James Moriarty.

This series has all the hallmarks of a Ritchie production — action, fistfights, deadpan gags — and plenty of deductions and red herrings to satisfy mystery fans. There’s also a neat family connection, with Sherlock’s dad Silas played by Fiennes Tiffin’s real uncle Joseph Fiennes (his other uncle is Ralph Fiennes — quite a dynasty).

Sadly, Fiennes Tiffin is more stilted than savvy as Sherlock, especially in contrast to the sharp, funny turn by Dónal Finn as future nemesis Moriarty.

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7.5/10

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rolenameSherlock HolmesHero Fiennes TiffinJames MoriartyDonal FinnMycroft HolmesMax IronsGulun Shou'anZine TsengPrincess Gulun Shou'anZine TsengSilas HolmesJoseph FiennesCordelia HolmesNatascha McElhoneBucephalus HodgeColin FirthSir Bucephalus HodgeColin Firth

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rolenameDramatised byMatthew ParkhillDirectorGuy RitchieExecutive producerDhana GilbertExecutive producerMarc ResteghiniExecutive producerSimon MaxwellExecutive producerIvan AtkinsonExecutive producerSimon KeltonExecutive producerColin WilsonUnknownHarriet CreelmanUnknownSteve Thompson

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Seasons

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News & features about Young Sherlock

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  Will there be a Young Sherlock season 2?
  
  Will Hero Fiennes Tiffin's version of the iconic detective be back to solve more mysteries?

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  Where was Young Sherlock filmed?
  
  The Prime Video series sees a young Sherlock Holmes uncovering a globe-trotting conspiracy.

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  How to read the Young Sherlock books in order
  
  The new Prime Video series focuses on Sherlock's investigations at age 19.

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  Young Sherlock ending explained: What happened with Silas Holmes?
  
  All eight episodes of Young Sherlock are now available to stream on Prime Video.

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  Young Sherlock future confirmed in major update for Guy Ritchie series
  
  The Sherlock Holmes prequel has become one of Prime Video's top 10 original seasons of all-time.

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  Young Sherlock soundtrack: Every song featured in the Guy Ritchie series
  
  The Sherlock Holmes prequel series features a typically toe-tapping soundtrack for a Ritchie project.

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  Young Sherlock cast: Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dónal Finn star
  
  Fiennes Tiffin stars alongside his real-life uncle, Joseph Fiennes.

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  Young Sherlock casts 2 Game of Thrones legends for second season of hit show
  
  Sherlock's upcoming adventures are beginning to take shape...

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  Young Sherlock review: Guy Ritchie's return to Holmes is messy, throwaway fun ★★★☆☆
  
  Is it top tier Holmes? Absolutely not. Is it well crafted drama? Not entirely. Would I watch more of it? You bet.

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  EastEnders icon reveals new Dick Turpin drama with Young Sherlock rising star is "grittier retelling"
  
  From the Square to 18th Century Essex.

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  Joseph Fiennes talks Young Sherlock origin story and playing his nephew’s on-screen father
  
  'Exploring where Sherlock's demons evolved from is really interesting', says the Young Sherlock actor, who plays Holmes's father Silas.

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  The Wheel of Time star talks becoming Moriarty in Young Sherlock - and the “form of love” between characters
  
  Actor Dónal Finn is thrilled to be exploring a classic literary villain's early years: 'Moriarty is like a cat with a ball of string'.

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  Young Sherlock creator explains why series isn’t a prequel to Guy Ritchie's films with Robert Downey Jr
  
  "This has to be a separate beast."

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  Young Sherlock star Hero Fiennes Tiffin: "I'm not going to get a 'nepo baby' tattoo, or put it in my bio!"
  
  A new series from Guy Ritchie imagines how the young Sherlock Holmes developed his powers of deduction, spurred on by family tragedy.

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  The Wheel of Time and Young Sherlock favourite confirms new role in "gritty, visceral and darkly funny" take on historical icon
  
  The new audio drama is “a bold, unexpected re-telling of Dick Turpin unlike anything you’ve heard before", producer Lizzie Worsdell teased.

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  Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock Holmes series finally gets release date confirmed with starry first-look teaser
  
  There are still a few months to wait until the eight-part series arrives on Prime Video.

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  Young Sherlock Holmes series from Guy Ritchie gets first look showing off "explosive re-imagining"
  
  The series stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dónal Finn.

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  Young Sherlock star reveals how his version of the iconic detective is different from any other
  
  "I don't think there's much point in doing an origin story if you don't document some sort of journey."

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  Handmaid's Tale and The Crown stars confirmed for new Young Sherlock series
  
  Joseph Fiennes and Natascha McElhone will star alongside Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

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  Guy Ritchie to direct Young Sherlock series starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin
  
  The series will show "an exhilarating new version of the detective".

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  'There’s a form of love between Sherlock and Moriarty' – Meet Cordelia and Moriarty in Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock
  
  Young Sherlock stars Natascha McElhone and Dónal Finn on playing Cordelia Holmes and James Moriarty in Guy Ritchie's new series

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  Sherlock Holmes spin-off from Doctor Who writer will focus on Moriarty – with a major twist
  
  Moriarty will see Sherlock's greatest nemesis joining the police as a consultant to take down a rival criminal.

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  Doctor Who star confirmed to lead new ITV legal drama In Contempt from Sherlock writer
  
  Jodie Whittaker will lead the cast of new series In Contempt.

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  Sherlock Holmes 3 with Robert Downey Jr finally gets an update from director Guy Ritchie
  
  It's not like we've been waiting 15 years or anything!

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