Sherlock & Daughter is a crime drama series on the CW that began airing on April 16, 2025. Based on the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock & Daughter is a mystery television series created by Brendan Foley, with showrunner James Duff.
The show takes place in 1896, Sherlock Holmes becomes embroiled in a malevolent conspiracy involving his archenemy Professor Moriarty, and ends up joining forces with Amelia Rojas, a young Native American woman whose mother was recently murdered. Amelia also sets out to prove that the great detective is her long-lost father.
Plot[]
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detectives in the world. Now he has a foe whom he fears. Knowing them only as Red Thread. With his dear friend Dr. Watson and Mrs. Watson missing, taken by this group known as the Red Thread, Holmes has to stay away from anything they are involved in. To the confusing of Scotland Yard who first call him in on a case about Italian ambassador's home. Then the case of the American ambassador's missing daughter and stolen jewels. Each time Holmes finds a red thread and can not take the case.
Professor Moriarty is locked up in prison but still running most of his evil schemes. Moriarty and Holmes might be on the same side for the moment.
On the other side of the Atlantic ocean a young woman named Amelia Rojas comes to London in search of Sherlock Holmes, with a jade handle dagger that was used to kill her mother, a great inventor named Lucia Rojas from California. Claiming to be his daughter, though Holmes does not believe her. They form a partnership. She can go places that he can not while being constantly watcher. Amelia becomes a vital part of his mystery solving. Making both new friends and foes in this new city.
Production[]
The series was announced in February 2024, along with the casting of Thewlis, Hunt and Scott. The series was created by Brendan Foley, who acts as executive producer alongside showrunner James Duff. Micah Wright, Shelly Goldstein, and Foley provided the scripts.
Filming took place in Dublin in April 2024, with North Great George's Street being used for exterior shooting. Filming also occurred in County Wicklow. Production wrapped in June.
The series consists of eight hour-long episodes, all directed by Bryn Higgins.
The series premiered on April 16, 2025 on The CW in the US and Discovery+ in the UK and Ireland.
Cast[]
Main[]
- David Thewlis as Sherlock Holmes, a renowned private detective living at 221B Baker Street who seeks to uncover the mysterious criminal syndicate known as the Red Thread
- Blu Hunt as Amelia Rojas, a young American from California who arrives in London following her mother's murder to find Sherlock Holmes, her alleged father
- Ardal O'Hanlon as Mr. Halligan, Sherlock's butler and coach driver
- Fiona Glascott as Lady Violet Somerset, a wealthy socialite and old friend of Sherlock who trains young women in practising proper etiquette in British high society
- Aidan McArdle as Chief Inspector Whitlock, the head of Scotland Yard who is well-acquainted with Sherlock
- Kojo Kamara as Clarence Halfpenny, the owner of a carriage workshop
- Joe Klocek as Daniel "Dan" Moriarty / Michael Wylie, Professor Moriarty's estranged son and a juvenile offender who grew up in Australia
- Dougray Scott as Professor James Moriarty, Sherlock's archenemy who is incarcerated at Newgate Prison
- Owen Roe as Lord Salisbury, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Seán Duggan as Dr. John Watson, Sherlock's closest friend and a skilled physician
Recurring[]
- Mary O'Driscoll as Mrs. Halligan, Sherlock's housekeeper
- O'Driscoll also portrays Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Halligan's twin sister and Sherlock's landlady
- Paul Reid as Inspector Bullivant, a senior police officer in charge of the investigation at the American ambassador's residence
- Gia Hunter as Clara Anderson, the American ambassador's daughter, who befriends Amelia on the boat ride to England
- Phillip P. Keene as Paul Anderson, Clara's father and the newly-appointed American ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Ivana Miličević as Marjorie Anderson, Clara's mother and Paul's wife
- Aisling Kearns as Cassie, the Anderson family's maid
- Savonna Spracklin as Lucia Rojas, Amelia's deceased mother and a proficient engineer who appears during flashbacks. Born Little Dove, her ethnicity is revealed in "For Kith and Kin" as "the daughter of a rancher and an Apache, with a Spanish grandfather".
- Orén Kinlan as Shaw McPherson, the leader of the Baker Street Irregulars, a gang of street children whom Sherlock hires to find information
- Shashi Rami as Bertram "Bertie" Birtwistle, an insurance investigator searching for the American ambassador's missing jewels
- Antonio Aakeel as Detective Swann, part of the Scotland Yard scientific division, who is fascinated with the newest technological innovations
Guest[]
- Hyoie O'Grady as Charles "Charlie" Holroyd, the Anderson family's coach driver
- Andy Kellegher as Weams, a criminal affiliated with the Red Thread
- Michael Ellen Sean as Magott, Weams's partner, who is affiliated with the Red Thread
- Caolan Byrne as Dankworth, a prison officer at Newgate Prison loyal to Moriarty
- Jack Meade as Lord Withersea, a nobleman working for the Red Thread
- Seamus O'Hara as O'Leary, Withersea's Irish bodyguard
- Ruairí Heading as Pete Pound, a technician who installs a telephone at 221B Baker Street
- John Doran as Jeremy Stephens, Lord Salisbury's private secretary
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Airdate | ShortSummary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Challenge" | Bryn Higgins | Brendan Foley | April 16 ,2025 | ShortSummary = |
| 2 | "The Common Thread" | Bryn Higgins | Brendan Foley | April 23, 2025 | |
| 3 | "Partners in Crime" | Bryn Higgins | Teleplay by : Shelly Goldstein & Brendan Foley | May 7, 2025 | ShortSummary = |
| 4 | For Kith and Kin | Bryn Higgins | Teleplay by : Shelly Goldstein & Brendan Foley | May 14, 2025 | ShortSummary = |
| 5 | Doubting Thomas | Bryn Higgins & Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Micah War Dog | May 21, 2025 | ShortSummary = |
| 6 | Sound Connections | Bryn Higgins & Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | James Duff | May 28, 2025 | ShortSummary = |
| 7 | The Great Fleece | Bryn Higgins | Shelly Goldstein | June 4, 2025 | ShortSummary = |
| 8 | The Last Dance | Bryn Higgins | James Duff | June 11, 2025 |
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