Young Sherlock Review (2026–present): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Young Sherlock worth watching?

Yes — Young Sherlock is worth watching, holding a 84/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 83% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. Its 76% Celluloid Score combines Celluloid editorial, Metascore (65), IMDb (7.5/10), and aggregated fan rating (79%), with audience sentiment shown separately.

Created by Matthew Parkhill, Young Sherlock ran 1 season, 8 episodes on Prime Video in English, from United Kingdom. Young Sherlock is still in production, so the story is not finished — new seasons may shift where it lands.

What is Young Sherlock about?

Before the deerstalker: at nineteen, Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant, self-destructive troublemaker packed off to Oxford, where a murder investigation makes him its prime suspect. Clearing his name demands an unlikely alliance with scholarship student James Moriarty and a breakneck hunt — across Victorian England and beyond — for a missing relic tied to a conspiracy uncomfortably close to home. Guy Ritchie lends his kinetic swagger to an irreverent origin story for fiction’s greatest detective.

Celluloid verdict: Purists may wince, but this brash, needle-dropping take on a pre-genius Holmes is undeniable fun — a caffeinated mystery romp that coasts on Guy Ritchie pace and Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s live-wire charm. The cast is led by Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Dónal Finn, Zine Tseng, Joseph Fiennes, Max Irons, among others.

How many seasons of Young Sherlock are there, and where do I start?

Young Sherlock has 1 season, 8 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 8 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 76% Celluloid Score into its four rating inputs plus the separate audience snapshot so you can see exactly where the rating inputs and audience snapshot differ before committing.

Where can I watch Young Sherlock?

Young Sherlock is carried by Prime Video, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Prime Video hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Young Sherlock?

If it lands, try Inside No. 9 (89%), Peaky Blinders (89%), Adolescence (88%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all mystery series, everything from United Kingdom, or the year it premiered.