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Prime Video's Young Sherlock rewrites Conan Doyle's canon
Summary
Prime Video's Young Sherlock follows a 19-year-old Sherlock at Oxford, played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and the show's latest trailer has James Moriarty delivering a famous Holmes line — a change the article describes as rewriting Arthur Conan Doyle's canon.
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Prime Video's Young Sherlock is a new series that reimagines Sherlock Holmes' younger years. It follows a 19-year-old Holmes attending Oxford University, played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin. The adaptation draws from Andrew Lane's book series and includes supporting characters such as Princess Gulun Shou'an, Mycroft, and James Moriarty. A recent trailer shows Moriarty saying a line traditionally associated with Holmes, which the article frames as a notable change to Conan Doyle's canon.
Key details:
- Young Sherlock centers on a 19-year-old Sherlock at Oxford, portrayed by Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
- The cast listed in the article includes Zine Tseng as Princess Gulun Shou'an, Max Irons as Mycroft, and Dónal Finn as James Moriarty.
- Trailers depict Holmes and Moriarty as friends who work together on a murder case at Oxford.
- The latest trailer shows Moriarty delivering a variation of the famous Holmes line, "when you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains... must be the truth."
- The article describes this reassignment of the line as effectively rewriting elements of Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.
Summary:
The article notes that giving a classic Holmes line to Moriarty and portraying them as friends at Oxford changes the familiar origin of their relationship and addresses a historical gap in Conan Doyle's work. Undetermined at this time.
