Hero Fiennes Tiffin is reuniting with his The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare director Guy Ritchie for Young Sherlock. Prime Video’s just given a series order to the Sherlock origin story, with Fiennes Tiffin confirmed to play the iconic detective.
Guy Ritchie will direct and serve as executive producer.
“In Young Sherlock we’re going to see an exhilarating new version of the detective everyone thinks they know in a way they’ve never imagined before,” stated Guy Ritchie. “We’re going to crack open this enigmatic character, find out what makes him tick, and learn how he becomes the genius we all love.”
The eight-episode series has Matthew Parkhill (Rogue, Deep State) attached as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.
“With all the wit and charm of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes features, Young Sherlock will be an irreverent, action-packed origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective in an explosive re-imagining of this iconic character,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “At age 19, Sherlock Holmes is disgraced, raw, unfiltered, and unformed, when he finds himself caught up in a murder mystery at Oxford University which threatens his freedom. Diving into his first-ever case with a wild lack of discipline, Sherlock manages to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that will change his life forever.”
The origin story is inspired by Andy Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes book series. Simon Kelton, Ivan Atkinson, Simon Maxwell, Dhana Gilbert, Colin Wilson, and Marc Resteghini executive produce. The series is produced by Inspirational Entertainment and Motive Pictures.
“This exciting, new chapter about one of the world’s best-known literary characters, will delight our global customers with its captivating storytelling,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “With the brilliant creative team, led by Guy Ritchie and Matthew Parkhill, we will explore untold mysteries of how young Sherlock found his way to a life of truth-seeking.”
