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Books[]

General Information

Title: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear (for list of short stories, click here)
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Release Date: 1880s (full chronology found here)
Genre: Detective mystery
Number of Pages: N/A
Description: Detective mystery novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring a character named Sherlock Holmes. Holmes uses the "science of deduction" to solve cases with the assistance of Dr. John Watson. The consulting detective and his assistant/friend solve mysteries in each novel but have to face a number of obstacles before discovering the culprit and his/her motives for the crime.
Main Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, James Moriarty, Mycroft Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Mary Watson, Sebastian Moran, and more. For a full list of characters, go to the Canon Characters category.
Related Book Series: Clouds of Witness, A Man Lay Dead, The Maltese Falcon
Related Films: Sherlock Holmes (2009), Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and more. For more film adaptations, head to the Films category.

Content Ratings

Rating: PG-13
Violence: Mild-Moderate
Language: Mild
Sexual Themes and Nudity: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: N/A


Television[]

General Information

Title:

Sherlock (2010), Elementary, Sherlock Holmes (2013), and more. See the TV Adaptation Category for more.

Original Network: BBC, CBS, Granada Television, TV Asahi, and more.
Original Run: Range is from 1951 to 2013 - Present
Episode Length: Varies
Description: Each adaptation differs in style, but all follow the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, John Watson, as they solve crimes.
Main Characters:

Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, James Moriarty, Irene Adler, etc.

Similar Series: The Mentalist, Bones, Luther, Monk
Availability: See above networks.

Content Information

Rating: TV-14
Content Labels: Violence, mature content, mild sexual themes
Violence: Mild-moderate
Language: Mild
Sexual Themes and Nudity: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: N/A




Films[]

General Information

Title:

Sherlock Holmes (2009), Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and more. For more film adaptations, head to the Films category.

Studio: Universal Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Roadshow Entertainment
Release Date: 1900-2014 (See timeline here)
Length: 30 sec-129 min
Description: Sherlock Holmes and his assistant/partner Dr. John Watson solve mysteries that others cannot, but they get into trouble with every clue they get.
Main Characters:

Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, and more. Characters from:

Similar Films: The Da Vinci Code, The Illusionist
Availability:

Content Information

Rating: PG-13
Content Labels: Mature content, mild violence
Violence: Mild
Language: Mild
Sexual Themes and Nudity: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: N/A


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