9.744 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestHaving unmasked the Red Thread syndicate, Sherlock and Amelia must confront their enemies at the most anticipated debutante ball of the season.
Sherlock Holmes faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case.
Acting
David Thewlis brings deliciously prickly vulnerability to Holmes.
Writing
Amelia's American bluntness vs. British restraint sparks constant comedy.
Creator
Brendan Foley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Thewlis previously played another famous detective, Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls (2015), making this his second iconic investigator role.
The series joins a 2020s wave of Holmes adaptations (Enola Holmes, The Irregulars) reimagining the canon through female perspectives — but uniquely keeps Sherlock central yet challenged.
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