VOD News | On 01, Jun 2024

Amazon has ordered a Young Sherlock series from Guy Ritchie.

Ritchie, who most recently helmed The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, will direct and exec-producing the live-action show, which will be written by showrunner Matthew Parkhill (Deep State, Rogue).

It is inspired by Andy Lane’s critically acclaimed book series Young Sherlock Holmes.

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. 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.

“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,” said 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.”

“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.”

Hero Fiennes Tiffin, who has starred in the After film series (pictured), will take the title role as Young Sherlock. He most recently appeared in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

The project also marks a reunion for Amazon and Ritchie, with Prime Video taking the international – including Europe – rights to The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and playing a similar role with releasing Ritchie’s 2023 military drama The Covenant. And, of course, it marks a reunion between Ritchie and Sherlock Holmes, having helmed two films about the detective starring Robert Downey Jr.

Exec-produces on the series include Simon Kelton (Eddie the Eagle), Ivan Atkinson (The Gentlemen), Simon Maxwell (The Woman in the Wall, Deep State), Dhana Gilbert (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel), Colin Wilson (The Mandalorian), Marc Resteghini, and co-executive producer Harriet Creelman. Kelton originally conceived the project and packaged it with Atkinson, then partnered with Motive, Gilbert, and Resteghini, who developed and brought the series to Amazon MGM Studios. Gilbert and Resteghini have overall deals with Amazon MGM Studios.

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