Sorry, I’ve been a little slow off the mark with this. 2026 promises to be a bumper year for Sherlockian content. Please find a list of currently announced productions.
Television
'Young Sherlock'
Erroneously announced in last year’s similar post, finally coming to Prime Video on 4th March 2026, an eight-episode drama based on the 'Young Sherlock Holmes' novels by Andy Lane, which were first published in June 2010, directed by Guy Ritchie. Hero Fiennes Tiffin stars as the young Holmes, having previously worked with Ritchie on 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare'. The show pitches itself as the origin story of the famous detective. In the reimagining, Holmes is a disgraced young man. He's raw and unfiltered, finding himself embroiled in a case that puts his freedom at risk. It's his first investigation, in which he'll need to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that can change his life forever. Click here for the trailer.
'Enola Holmes 3'
This second sequel has Millie Bobby Brown reprising her role as the title character, the teenage sister of the already-famous Sherlock, with Henry Cavill (Sherlock), Louis Partridge (Tewkesbury), Himesh Patel (Dr Watson), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Moriarty), and Helena Bonham Carter (Eudoria) also reprising their roles. The film sees Enola tackling another mystery, this time on the island nation of Malta where she is flung into a nest of vipers. As the private detective juggles a new case and the next stages of her relationship with Tewkesbury, the game is truly afoot. It is directed by Philip Barantini and written by Jack Thorne, and will be released on Netflix later in the year.
Series 2 begins on Sky Witness on 15th February 2026. This series features Holmes (Robert Carlyle) seemingly returning from the dead, so may have an even more Sherlockian feel.
‘Mademoiselle Holmes’
With another series of this already shown in France, and a cliffhanger involving a literal cliff to be resolved, hopefully Channel 4’s ‘Walter Presents’ will give us Series 2 later this year.
Audio
A new audio production from Auk Productions - ‘Sir Sherlock’ with Tom Baker MBE as Holmes and John 'K9' Leeson as Watson. Written by Gary Hopkins who wrote 3 Granada episodes, and guest starring YSH himself Nicholas Rowe. They're even doing a novelisation. Click here to support the Kickstarter (ends 4th March 2026).
A Canadian audio drama series starring Anthony D.P. Mann as Sherlock Holmes and Terry Wade as Dr. Watson, reprising their roles from the 2011 film 'Sherlock Holmes and the Shadow Watchers'. The first volume was released in October 2025, with subsequent instalments to be released in January and April 2026. Each volume comprises three stories, all tightly abridged to around twenty minutes each, with Simon Callow appearing as Moriarty. Click here to order all volumes.
Becoming Sherlock: The Red Circle/The Irregulars/The Magician (Storyside/Audible)
From the mind of bestselling author Anthony Horowitz (author of ‘The House of Silk’ and ‘Moriarty’) and American author Sarah J. Naughton, comes a trilogy set in a dystopian London in the near future featuring the world of Sherlock Holmes, like it has never been heard before. Story one is written by Horowitz with additional material from Naughton, the second by Naughton from Horowitz’s original idea, and the third by Naughton alone. At the same time as a passenger plane goes down in central London, Dr. Watson finds a man naked and beaten on the street. The man has no memory of his past but seems to have exceptional skills of deduction. This is the start of a mystery that unravels rapidly with one burning question at its heart: Who is Sherlock Holmes ? The trilogy is read by Alfed Enoch (who appeared as Private Bainbridge in ‘Sherlock: The Sign of Three’). Now available. Click here for more details and to purchase.
This excellent podcast continues with its updated dramatisations of canonical stories and has reached the two-thirds point, with 40 stories already tackled and 20 to go. They’re even doing a live episode as part of ‘The Rest Is Fest’ (tickets to which sold out almost immediately). Click here to listen to episodes.
Theatre
Sherlock Holmes (Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park London)
Running from May-June 2026, Regents Park Open Air Theatre has just announced one of its Summer productions - the concisely titled ‘Sherlock Holmes’. It’s written by Joel Horwood who did the amazing NT adaptation of ‘Ocean at the End of the Lane’ and stars Joshua James (who appeared as Doctor Gorst in both seasons of Andor). More details can be found here.
This Blackeyed Theatre tour continues until May 2026. A rapid dash through multiple canonical tales leading up to the inevitable showdown at the Reichenbach Falls. Click here for my review and here for the tour dates.
Events
A day-long event run by the team behind the ‘Jeremy Brett Podcast’ on 19/09/2026 full of panels with the Granada series’ cast and crew members, a special episode screening, prop and costume displays, merchandise, and opportunities for autographs and photos. Followed on 20/09/2026 with a coach trip to Leighton Hall, the real life setting for Ridling Thorpe Manor in ‘The Dancing Men’, providing an opportunity to watch one of the best loved episodes from the series, in the location where it was filmed, with the cast and crew who brought it to the screen, and a private tour of the grounds with opportunities for photos with the cast and crew. Click here to book tickets.
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