Hero Fiennes Tiffin is not only known for portraying one of cinema’s most famous bad boys in the romantic movies After but has also recently shined in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
The actor worked alongside director Guy Ritchie, and it seems there’s a new project that will bring them together soon: a spin-off series about the life of Sherlock Holmes when he was young.
The TV show will be led by the star who played Hardin Scott and will be produced by Amazon Prime Video, so everything indicates that the first season would be added to the streaming platform’s catalog.
Hero Fiennes Tiffin to play a young Sherlock Holmes
Hero Fiennes Tiffin has been chosen to star in the new series “Young Sherlock“, so the actor will bring the enigmatic detective to life in his youth, as confirmed by Variety on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 29th.
Hero Fiennes Tiffin attends a photocall during Fendi Men’s SS24 Fashion Show. (Source: Jacopo M. Raule/Getty Images for Fendi)
So far, the British star is the only one confirmed for the cast, but it is estimated that new figures will be revealed in the coming weeks, especially because the project is still in development.
Guy Ritchie to direct Prime Video’s Young Sherlock
Guy Ritchie has fully immersed himself in this project and will not only direct the first season but also serve as an executive producer for the eight episodes that make up the drama.
It’s not the first time the acclaimed filmmaker has been involved with a detective story, as he was previously responsible for the films starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams.
The star spoke with Variety and revealed what fans of the series can expect, ensuring that we are facing a “new and exciting version of the detective that everyone thinks they know in a way they never imagined before”.
He then added that the story will show how this great genius came to be and said, “We’re going to discover this enigmatic character, find out what motivates him, and learn how he becomes the genius we all love“.
What will ‘Young Sherlock’ be about?
The story of the TV show is an adaptation of the “Young Sherlock Holmes” novels written by Andy Lane. Therefore, the episodes will not only have much of their characteristic suspense but will also be packed with details.
Matthew Parkhill will be writing the script while also serving as the showrunner and executive producer. The show has been described as an “action-packed tale about the origin of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective in an explosive reimagining“.
The narrative will follow a 19-year-old Sherlock, who “falls from grace, raw, unfiltered, and shapeless, when he becomes embroiled in a murder mystery at the University of Oxford that threatens his freedom. Plunging into his first case with wild lack of discipline, he manages to unravel a worldwide conspiracy that will change his life forever“.
