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TV SERIES · 2026– · UK

Young Sherlock

10 archived facts 1 topic 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

10 Interesting Facts About Young Sherlock

  1. #001

    Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Joseph Fiennes, who are nephew and uncle in real life, play Sherlock Holmes and his father Silas Holmes.

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  2. #002

    The Young Sherlock trailer drew 223 million views in one week, setting a record for the most-watched Prime Video trailer.

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  3. #003

    Although the title "Young Sherlock" suggests the lead character is seen at a significantly younger age than the traditional Holmes depiction, the actor playing the "young" Sherlock Holmes is in fact older than the Sherlock Holmes character of Arthur Conan Doyle's first stories.

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  4. #004

    Most of the scenes set at the fictional "Candlin College," where Sherlock works as a scout, were filmed at Magdalen College in Oxford.

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  5. #005

    Young Sherlock held three premieres: on 9 February 2026 in New York City, on 17 February 2026 in Mexico, and on 24 February 2026 in London.

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  6. #006

    The story follows Sherlock Holmes at age 19 at Oxford University, not yet the fully grown master detective. He is raw and unfiltered and lacks discipline. A murder at Oxford puts Holmes's freedom at risk, and he sets out to solve his first murder mystery, which draws him into a global conspiracy.

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  7. #007

    Filming on the series began in July 2024 in the United Kingdom. Scenes were shot in Bristol. In 2024 filming took place in Spain (specifically Jerez, Cádiz, Huelva and Seville) and in Cardiff, Wales. Filming on the series was completed in late February 2025.

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  8. #008

    The first two episodes will be screened in London for the cast and crew on Monday, 10 November 2025.

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  9. #009

    Young Sherlock (2026) is a mystery thriller series created by Matthew Parkhill and developed by Peter Harness and Guy Ritchie. It is inspired by Andy Lane's Young Sherlock Holmes book series, itself a pastiche of Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories. Ritchie directs the first two episodes, while Hero Fiennes Tiffin plays Holmes.

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  10. #010

    Hodge's first name is Bucephalus — meaning "ox-headed" — the name of Alexander the Great's famous horse.

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