Guy Ritchie is heading back into the Sherlock Holmes universe, but this time, he’s starting at the very beginning. The acclaimed filmmaker, most recently known for the MobLand, starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, is directing and producing Young Sherlock, a new Prime Video series exploring the origins of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective.
Ritchie is no stranger to 221 Baker Street. He previously directed the hit Sherlock Holmes films led by Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, and now returns to the world he loves with a fresh take centered on Sherlock’s early years.
The series is adapted from British author Andy Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes novels, an eight-book collection published between 2010 and 2015. The stories reimagine Holmes as a teenager, delving into his early investigations, his developing instincts, and the experiences that eventually shape him into the world’s greatest detective.
Hero Fiennes Tiffin (known for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare & young Tom Riddle in the Harry Potter movies) steps into the role of a teenage Sherlock. He leads an ensemble cast that includes Dónal Finn, Zine Tseng, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons, and Colin Firth.
An exact premiere date is TBA.
