Summary

Young Sherlock , an upcoming TV show by Guy Ritchie , has a tricksy Watson challenge to overcome . Amazon lately revealed that Guy Ritchie , who directedSherlock Holmes(2009 ) andSherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows , will return to the world created by Arthur Conan Doyle in aYoung Sherlockseries . Despite Ritchie ’s previous Sherlock experience , the coming series is not tied to the Robert Downey Jr.-led movies . Young Sherlockstars Hero Fiennes Tiffin , who worked with Ritchie onThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare .

Sherlock Holmes 3 ’s statusremains uncertain , butthere are several Sherlock projects currently in fighting development for TV . In addition to Amazon’sYoung Sherlock , a forward-looking - dayWatsonseries is in the works at CBS . There is also aSherlock and Daughterseries in development at The CW , plus a thirdEnola Holmesmovie from Netflix . With most of theupcoming Sherlock shows and moviesexploring unlike character and setting , it ’s undecipherable how much of Sherlock ’s established lore will be explored inYoung Sherlock . Whether Watson will look on the show is a in particular interesting enquiry .

Sherlock Holmes Shouldn’t Meet John Watson In Young Sherlock

Sherlock was 27 when he met Watson in A Study in Scarlet

Guy Ritchie’sYoung Sherlockseries , which is inspired by Andy Lane ’s criticallyYoung SherlockHolmesbooks , will follow a 19 - twelvemonth - old version of the quality . In other words , Sherlock should not meet John Watson inYoung Sherlockunless the series drastically changes the character ’s canyon . Naturally , there have been countless Sherlock Holmes adaption over the years , and not all of them follow the exact chronology established in theArthur Conan Doyle Sherlock books . Still , base on how Sherlock and Watson first suffer in the original report , John should n’t be inYoung Sherlock .

( … ) Watson may be too self-aggrandizing of a character to be left out of a unexampled Sherlock show .

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson ’s first encounter is distinguish in 1887’sA Study in Scarlet , Conan Doyle ’s first Sherlock novel . Sherlock was 27 age older inA Study in Scarlet , which was set in 1881 . Dr. Watson ’s historic period when he first meet Sherlock is unclear , but it can be assumed that he was around the same age as Holmes . As such , at least based on the original books , Watson should not show up inYoung Sherlock . The series would have to introduce a unexampled casting of supporting lineament , either from theYoung SherlockHolmesnovels or sword - new name .

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Watson May Be Too Big Of A Character To Be Left Out Of Young Sherlock

On the one helping hand , there should be no reasonableness for John Watson to come out in a story where Sherlock Holmes is 19 old age old . On the other hand , Watson may be too vainglorious of a character to be left out of a new Sherlock show . Dr. Watson has appear in most Sherlock adaptations , from movies to TV shows . The most late Sherlock adaptations have also featured John Watson in a significant capacity , specially theSherlock Holmesmovies , BBC’sSherlock , and CBS’sElementary . The relationship between Holmes and Watson was at the nerve center of these three massively pop adaptations .

Upcoming Sherlock Holmes Movies & TV Shows

Format

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Release Date

Watson

Show

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2025

Sherlock and Daughter

Young Sherlock

Jude Law and Martin Freeman as their versions of John Watson

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TBD

Enola Holmes 3

Movie

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Sherlock Holmes 3

InRobert Downey Jr’sSherlock Holmesmovies , Watson ’s marriage is what sets the event of the first cinema in movement . Both 2009’sSherlock Holmesand its sequel , A Game of Shadows , explore how Sherlock may not be quick for a life where John is not by his side all the clip . TheSherlockseries reimagines John and Sherlock ’s first cases as a mod - day write up , with the pilot adaptingA Study in Scarletinto " A Study in Pink . " in conclusion , Elementaryintroduces a genre - bended version of Watson – Lucy Liu ’s Joan Watson – who is hired to be Sherlock ’s serious fellow traveler .

How Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock Can Use John Watson

Should Young Sherlock break canon to bring Watson?

There are two way in which John Watson could appear in Guy Ritchie’sYoung Sherlock . The show could follow a teenage version of Watson in a plot line that is completely separated from whatever Sherlock is doing . In other words , the series would be more of an ensemble following multiple storyline , some of which would include Watson . However , considering the name of the show , it ’s difficult to imagine thatYoung Sherlockwill direction on too many other characters . Another option is thatYoung Sherlockbreaks canon and has John and Sherlock fill much earlierthan they do inA survey in Scarlet .

If Sherlock Holmes 3 in conclusion happens , it ’s the consummate opportunity to touch on the cock-a-hoop mistake that the BBC ’s Sherlock made with Holmes ' restitution .

It would not be the first case that an adaptation break canon to bring in a democratic character before they were supposed to appear . DC’sGotham , for model , saw the extraction story of several Batman villains when Bruce Wayne was still a kid . Prequels are always tricky when it comes to what storylines can be covered , especially for a lineament whose mythos is as extensive as Sherlock Holmes . Hopefully , if Watson eventually appears inYoung Sherlock , there will be a full enough story to justify his introduction . Still , untested Sherlockcan go just fine without John .

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Cast

Young Sherlock is a serial that chronicle the early life of Sherlock Holmes , with Jude Law present the famed detective in his formative year . Set in 19th century London , the show turn over into Holmes ’s bud investigative skills and delves into his complex relationships with family and friends . The serial publication explores how his early experiences shaped the tec he would at last become .

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Young Sherlock is a series that chronicles the early life of Sherlock Holmes, with Jude Law portraying the famed detective in his formative years. Set in 19th century London, the show delves into Holmes’s budding investigative skills and delves into his complex relationships with family and friends. The series explores how his early experiences shaped the detective he would ultimately become.

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