Sherlock & Daughter is an upcoming mystery television series created by Brendan Foley, based on the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The series is set to premiere on The CW and Discovery on April 16, 2025.
Synopsis
Sherlock Holmes becomes embroiled in a malevolent conspiracy involving his archenemy Professor Moriarty, and ends up joining forces with Amelia Rojas, a young Native-American woman whose mother was recently murdered. As they work together to crack the case, Amelia also sets out to prove that the great detective is her long-lost father.
Cast
Main
- David Thewlis as Sherlock Holmes
- Blu Hunt as Amelia Rojas
- Dougray Scott as Professor Moriarty
- Antonio Aakeel as Swann
- Orén Kinlan as Shaw McPherson
- Gia Hunter as Clara Anderson
- Ivana Miličević as Marjorie Anderson
- Paul Reid as Inspector Bullivant
Supporting
- Shashi Rami as Bertram Birtwistle
- Kojo Kamara as Clarence Halfpenny
- Seán Duggan as Dr. Watson
- Phillip P. Keene as Ambassador Anderson
- Bruno Gunn as Purser Curtis
- Flynn Gray as Robert Ricci
Aidan McArdle has been cast in an undisclosed role.
Episodes
Production
The series was announced in February 2024, along with the casting of Thewlis, Hunt and Scott. The series was created by Brendan Foley, who will act as executive producer alongside showrunner James Duff. Micah Wright, Shelly Goldstein, and Foley will provide the scripts.
Filming took place in Dublin in April 2024, with North Great George's Street being used for exterior shooting. Filming also occurred in County Wicklow.
Production wrapped in June.
The series will consist of eight hour-long episodes, all directed by Bryn Higgins.
Release
The series is set to premiere on April 16, 2025.
It will be broadcast by The CW in the US, whilst Discovery will air the series in the UK and Ireland.
Internationally, the series will be broadcast by Yle and Amedia in Finland, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, SVT in Sweden, Amediateka in Russia, RÚV in Iceland, and SBS in Australia.
References
External links
- Sherlock & Daughter at IMDb
- Sherlock & Daughter at Escapade Media
