Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock Holmes is welcoming another member of his family, as the director's upcoming Prime Video series stars the would-be detective's brother, Mycroft. Set in Sherlock Holmes' late teenage years at Oxford University, the series sees Arthur Conan Doyle's detective drawn into a crime case that will uncover a massive conspiracy. Ritchie's return to a classic literary character is his Robert Downey Jr. and the Jude Law-led film will not be tied to the duology, but instead will adapt the film. Young Sherlock A series of novels written by Andrew Lane.
While the filming was going on, Deadline reports that the series has chosen the main player of the series. Max Irons will play the role of Mycroft, the eldest son of the Holmes family. The actor will star alongside Hero Fiennes Tiffin, who will play the young lead. Irons is best known for his role as Edward IV DuneRebecca Ferguson in the 2013 historical drama, The White Queen. In Young SherlockMycroft is expected to have a recurring role.
What Mycroft's Casting Means for The Young Sherlock Show
In addition to the family of the detective, he was in many other roles
Inside the original Young Sherlock Holmes novels, Mycroft has yet to become a public figure who will cause trouble and help his younger brother throughout his career. Nevertheless, he has already founded the unsociable reading den of the Diogenes Club, in which he played a role in the 2011 novel. Black Ice. Although Mycroft plays a major role in this story, Young Sherlock's synopsis suggests that the series is set later in the novel series.
Irons' casting, Ritchie's Young Sherlock The TV series seems to have ended the detective's quest to bring his family to an end. Along with Irons and Tiffin, The Handmaid's TaleJoseph Fiennes will play their father Silas Holmes, who is described as an adventurous gentleman. Meanwhile, Hello star Natasha McElhone will play her mother, Cordelia Holmes. Along with the Holmes family, the series will also feature the rise of Sherlock's future nemesis James Moriarty, played by Donal Finn. Zine Tseng will play the Chinese princess Gulun Shou'an, and Colin Firth will play Sir Bucephalus Hodge.
Taking it from Young Sherlock's Mycroft Casting
Will Ritchie's Adaptation Be Faithful To The Novels?
As mentioned earlier, Sherlock is already enrolled at Oxford by the time the series is filmed, which is mentioned in the seventh book, much to the displeasure of Sherlock, who is very inspired by Mycroft. Stone Cold. With this novel focusing more on a body-stealing incident than a murder, it's likely that the series could focus on an original story, taking the premise of the series. In addition, with Amyus Crowe, an original character Young Sherlock series and not Doyle's creation, which has yet to be filmed, it's unclear how faithful the show will be to its source material.
However, Ritchie has a strong track record of adapting detective adventures, putting his own spin on familiar tales and making them accessible to new audiences. Most likely, he will be able to achieve something similar with himself Young Sherlock series, even if it doesn't follow the events of the novels that closely. His casting of talented young actors to play the two Holmes brothers already shows that the series is headed in the right direction, which is as good a sign as these early stages.
Source: Deadline
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