Colin Firth Joins Prime Video's Upcoming 'Young Sherlock' Series
It's a truth universally acknowledged that we can't get enough of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective. From the BBC's contemporary Sherlock to Holmes-adjacent properties like Netflix's Enola Holmes and The Irregulars, there are more adaptations of and takes on the character than ever before, and deerstalkers and pipes are no longer required. Even The CW is getting into the act with its David Thewlis-led Sherlock & Daughter slated to be part of the network's midseason lineup.
Prime Video's forthcoming Young Sherlock may be the latest in a long line of adaptations, but it aims to focus on a very different aspect of the great detective story: his early years. And it's now landed its most recognizable star yet: Perennial period drama favorite --- and Oscar winner -- Colin Firth (The Staircase).
Directed by Guy Ritchie (The Gentlemen), the series is based on Andy Lane's Young Sherlock series of novels, which follow the future great detective from age fourteen to his days at university. Since this Sherlock is meant to be in his late teens and/or early twenties in the world of the show, one has to assume it will focus primarily on the later books in the series. However, it could still pull characters and plot points from earlier installments or age up its mysteries as needed.
