Prime Video has officially renewed one of its newest TV shows, which just debuted in March. Titled Young Sherlock, the action mystery series is coming back for a second season, with lead star Hero Fiennes Tiffin returning as the iconic detective. Over a month after its debut, the show has received an approval rating of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie is also set to return to helm Season 2’s first episode, after previously directing the first two episodes of Season 1. Through its first 28 days of release, 45 million people around the world watched at least a few minutes of the show. Per Nielsen, its debut week garnered 678 million minutes of viewing in the U.S.
What did Amazon MGM Studios boss say about Young Sherlock’s Prime Video renewal?
“Young Sherlock has that rare magic — millions of fans around the world aren’t just watching a detective story, they’re falling in love with the origin of an icon,” Amazon MGM Studios executive Peter Friedlander said in a statement. “Guy Ritchie and Matthew Parkhill have cracked the code on making Sherlock’s early years feel fresh, dangerous, and utterly addictive, and have introduced a compelling take on James Moriarty that sets the stage for what’s to come. We can’t wait to see where they take him next in season two.”
Young Sherlock Holmes is written and executive-produced by showrunner Matthew Parkhill, with Ritchie serving as its director. The ensemble cast also includes Dónal Finn (The Wheel of Time), Zine Tseng (3 Body Problem), Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale), Natascha McElhone (Halo), Max Irons (Condor), and Colin Firth (The King’s Speech). Executive producers are Ritchie, Dhana Rivera Gilbert, Marc Resteghini, Simon Maxwell, Ivan Atkinson, Simon Kelton, Colin Wilson, Harriet Creelman, and Steve Thompson. It is a production by Motive Pictures.
“When a charismatic, youthfully defiant Sherlock Holmes meets none other than James Moriarty, he finds himself dragged into a murder investigation that threatens his liberty. Sherlock’s first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy, leading to an explosive showdown that alters the course of his life forever,” reads the synopsis. “Unfolding in a vibrant Victorian England and adventuring abroad, the series will expose the early antics of the anarchic adolescent who is yet to evolve into Baker Street’s most renowned resident.”
