# HBO’s 8-Part ‘Sherlock’ Replacement Officially Returns With New Release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hbos-8-part-sherlock-replacement-officially-returns-with-new-release/
- Published: 2026-11-04T14:41:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T09:39:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/sherlock-and-daughter-uk-streaming-hbo-max/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- *Sherlock & Daughter* premieres in the UK and Ireland on 5 November.
- The eight episodes will arrive weekly through 24 December.
- Season 2 is listed as in development, without a release date.

## Summary

*Sherlock & Daughter* arrives on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland on 5 November, bringing its eight-part first season to a new regional audience. The Victorian-set mystery gives Sherlock Holmes a personal case: a young woman seeks his help investigating her mother’s murder and asks whether he is her father.

David Thewlis plays Holmes and Blu Hunt plays Amelia Rojas, who joins him as they investigate a dangerous conspiracy that threatens his friends. Dougray Scott appears as Professor Moriarty. Episodes will be released weekly until 24 December; the series has already aired in the US, and its producer lists a second season as in development, with no premiere date announced.

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