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HBO’s 8-Part ‘Sherlock’ Replacement Officially Returns With New Release
*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.
In short
- *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.
Explained simply
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, whose stories are set in Victorian Britain. He is known for solving crimes through close observation and deduction, and Professor Moriarty is one of his best-known adversaries.
Sherlock & Daughter adds Amelia Rojas, a young woman investigating her mother’s murder who also wonders whether Holmes is her father. Their search brings them into contact with a conspiracy that puts Holmes’s friends at risk.
The series stars David Thewlis as Holmes, Blu Hunt as Amelia and Dougray Scott as Moriarty. Its eight episodes have already aired in the United States, and a second season is in development, though no release date has been announced.