My dear Watson, Prime Video just released first-look images for their upcoming series Young Sherlock, which will star Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Holmes himself.
The streamer released eight images that highlight Tiffin and other actors in “the origin story of Sherlock Holmes” which is set to be an “irreverent, action-laden mystery that follows the iconic detective’s early adventures.” According to Prime, the show will follow “the origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective in an explosive re-imagining of this iconic character’s early days.”
As for the full synopsis: “Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man – raw and unfiltered – when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever. Unfolding in 1870s Oxford and adventuring abroad, the series will expose the early antics of the anarchic adolescent who is yet to evolve into Baker Street’s most renowned resident.”
Alongside Tiffin, Dónal Finn, Zine Tseng, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons, and Colin Firth will star in the series, which Guy Ritchie directs and executive produces alongside series writer Matthew Parkhill, who will also serve as showrunner.
The press release for the project promises “all the wit and charm of Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes feature films,” and it’ll be interesting to see if this new series lives up to those beloved projects, which were just a ton of fun to watch.
The announcement also notes that the series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video “in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide next year,” but other than that, we have no further news on a release date. It seems we’ll have to do some sleuthing over in the Prime offices for that info.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
