Acclaimed British filmmaker and all-around gentleman, Guy Ritchie, is turning up the heat as he returns to trodden ground and looks to re-affirm his guidance of the character of legendary Detective Sherlock Holmes. He takes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most-fabled character in a bold new direction with Young Sherlock, winding the clock back to focus on the famed sleuth’s formative years while at Oxford, and the result is a rollicking good time with a good bit of cracking British Rule Britannia fortitude in tow!

Watch the all-new trailer for Young Sherlock below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

When a charismatic, youthfully defiant Sherlock Holmes (Heroe Fiennes) 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. 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.

From visionary director Guy Ritchie, Young Sherlock is an irreverent, action-packed mystery that charts the legendary origin story of the world’s greatest detective. Rising star Hero Fiennes Tiffin is strutting his stuff as a young Sherlock Holmes, and he’s got a penchant for trouble, that his good looks and quick wit have so far been able to see nhim slip loose, but upon embarking to Oxford and meeting the talented, yet mysterious James Moriarty (Dónal Finn), the two find themselves drawn into a vast and evolving conspiracy, and it’s all about to get heated up very quickly.

Young Sherlock crackles with Ritchie’s unmistakable flair. Signature action. Bold style. Kinetic movement drives the series forward, pulling audiences along for the ride. Then, it slows—just for a beat—letting the greater scope of a long-form narrative unfold. Ritchie seizes the chance. He dives deep, exploring the origins of Sherlock Holmes with the feverish energy of a recent convert to streaming. Each episode packs a punch. Each moment speeds by, only to catch you off guard. This is not your typical Holmes, and this is going to be a very interesting watch.

Alongside Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Sherlock Holmes and Dónal Finn as James Moriarty, the series has a stacked cast including the likes of Zine Tseng as Princess Gulun Shou’an, a young Chinese princess, scholar, and martial artist, Joseph Fiennes as Silas Holmes, Sherlock and Mycroft’s adventurous father, Natascha McElhone as Cordelia Holmes, Sherlock and Mycroft’s artistic mother, Max Irons as Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s older brother and Colin Firth as Sir Bucephalus Hodge.

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Brace yourself for this cunning new series when all eight episodes of the series premiere exclusively on Prime Video on March 4.

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