Plot: undisciplined 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) at Oxford, who is framed for murder and sets out to clear his name. Alongside future nemesis James Moriarty, Sherlock uncovers a sprawling conspiracy, a deadly Chinese scroll theft, and dark secrets involving his own family, leading to a dangerous, world-spanning investigation.
Season 1 of Young Sherlock was Very Good.
Pros: The directing direction worked for me. I had fun with the banter chemistry between Sherlock & James Moriarty were fun. Zine Tseng’s Gulun Shou’an was Okay for me. The conspiracy was easy to keep invest myself into. It does pull some twists & turns involving the family dynamics & how much this felt like Guy Ritchie written all over it.
Cons: My only issues were with the pacing being too quick in spots and the way they defeated the villain was climatic.
Genre: Adventure, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Created by Matthew Parkhill
Inspired by
Young Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Lane
Sherlock Holmes canon
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Developed by Peter Harness, Guy Ritchie
Starring: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Dónal Finn, Zine Tseng, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons & Colin Firth.
Music by “Days Are Forgotten” by Kasabian
Executive producers: Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Simon Kelton, Dhana Rivera Gilbert, Marc Resteghini, Simon Maxwell, Harriet Creelman, Colin Wilson, Matthew Parkhill
Producer: Max Keene
Composer: Christopher Benstead
Cinematographers: Mark Patten, Oliver Loncraine
Editors: Tim Murrell, Philip Hookway, Miikka Leskinen, Calum Ross, Cheryl Potter
Production companies: Inspirational Entertainment, Motive Pictures, Toff Guy Films, Amazon MGM Studios
Network: Amazon Prime Video
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Sherlock Holmes, an unruly 19-year-old amateur investigator
- Dónal Finn as James Moriarty, Sherlock’s new friend
- Zine Tseng as Princess Gulun Shou’an / Xiao Wei, a young Chinese princess, scholar, and martial artist
- Joseph Fiennes as Silas Holmes, the father of Mycroft, Sherlock, and Beatrice
- Natascha McElhone as Cordelia Holmes, the mother of Mycroft, Sherlock, and Beatrice
- Max Irons as Mycroft Holmes, the older brother of Sherlock and Beatrice
- Colin Firth as Sir Bucephalus Hodge
- Numan Acar as Esad Kasgarli
- Holly Cattle as Edie
Supporting
- Ravi Aujla as Professor Kishore Malik
- Ian Midlane as Professor Ambrose Roberts
- Scott Reid as Constable Lestrade
- Simon Delaney as Detective Fitget
- Adam James as Dr. Charles Maltby
- Rachel Shelley as Anna Tilcott
I highly recommend watching this season on Prime Video.
Rating: 9 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe