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Young Sherlock: Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone Set as Parents

Guy Ritchie's Hero Fiennes Tiffin-starring Prime Video series Young Sherlock has cast Joseph Fiennes & Natascha McElhone as Holmes' parents.

Director and EP Guy Ritchie's (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, The Covenant, The Gentlemen) upcoming Prime Video series has found parents for Hero Fiennes Tiffin's Young Sherlock. Written and executive produced by showrunner Matthew Parkhill (Deep State, Rogue) and inspired by Andy Lane's critically acclaimed "Young Sherlock Holmes" book series, Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid's Tale) has joined the cast as Sherlock's dad – scientist, explorer, and self-made businessman, Silas; with Natascha McElhone (HALO) set as Sherlock's mother, Martha (Just Kidding!)… Cordelia – devoted mother, artist, and matriarch of the family. "In 'Young Sherlock,' we're going to see an exhilarating new version of the detective everyone thinks they know in a way they've never imagined before," Ritchie said in a statement when the series was first announced. "We're going to crack open this enigmatic character, find out what makes him tick, and learn how he becomes the genius we all love."

With all the wit and charm of Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" feature films, Young Sherlock is set to be an irreverent, action-packed origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective in an explosive re-imagining of this iconic character. At age 19, Sherlock Holmes is disgraced, raw, unfiltered, and unformed when he finds himself caught up in a murder mystery at Oxford University, which threatens his freedom. Diving into his first-ever case with a wild lack of discipline, Sherlock manages to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that will change his life forever.

Vernon Sanders, Head of Television, Amazon MGM Studios, added, "This exciting, new chapter about one of the world's best-known literary characters will delight our global customers with its captivating storytelling. With the brilliant creative team, led by Guy Ritchie and Matthew Parkhill, we will explore untold mysteries of how young Sherlock found his way to a life of truth-seeking." Produced by Motive Pictures, Ritchie, Parkhill, Simon Kelton (Eddie the Eagle), Ivan Atkinson (The Gentlemen), Simon Maxwell (The Woman in the Wall, Deep State), Dhana Gilbert (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Colin Wilson (The Mandalorian), and Marc Resteghini are set as executive producers, with Harriet Creelman co-executive-producing.

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