US Edition‘Young Sherlock’ Review: Prime Adaptation as Brilliant as Its Namesake
The series explores Sherlock Holmes' early life, with Matthew Parkhill as showrunner and Dénal Finn starring, filmed partly in Somerset for a 2026 Prime Video debut.
- On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, Prime Video released Young Sherlock, an eight-episode series available exclusively on the platform.
- Showrunner Matthew Parkhill says the series reimagines Sherlock Holmes’s early years, inspired by Andrew Lane’s Young Sherlock books, exploring what makes him become this person.
- Starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin, the show follows 19-year-old Sherlock opposite his uncle Joseph Fiennes as Silas, with Dónal Finn, Max Irons, and Colin Firth in key roles.
- Early reviews showed Amazon Prime’s Young Sherlock secured a 100 per cent Tomatometer rating this morning, though the Rotten Tomatoes score later slipped to 90 per cent.
- The finale ends on a cliffhanger, and showrunner Matthew Parkhill has mapped out several potential future seasons, with Guy Ritchie directing the opening episodes.
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Early reviews have been excellent for new Amazon Prime series Young Sherlock which shows the young detective at Oxford University.
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