Director: Brendan Foley

Cast: David Thewlis, Blu Hunt, Dougray Scott, Antonio Aakeel, Orén Kinlan

Sherlock & Daughter is a 2025 drama-mystery-thriller series directed by Brendan Foley, co-produced across Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, that reimagines the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes alongside a fiercely independent American woman who may be the daughter he never knew he had.

What is Sherlock & Daughter about?

When a shadowy and dangerous case puts the lives of people close to him at serious risk, the world's most famous consulting detective finds himself forced to confront vulnerabilities he has spent a lifetime suppressing. At the same time, a young American woman named Amelia arrives in London carrying grief and urgency: her mother has been murdered, and her only lead to the truth is the identity of her father. Thrown together by circumstance, Sherlock and Amelia must set aside their clashing personalities and the enormous generational tension between them to unravel a sprawling conspiracy. Their investigation pulls them deep into a web of secrets, loyalty, and loss before they can bring justice to Amelia's mother and survival to those Sherlock holds dear.

Cast & crew

David Thewlis leads as Sherlock Holmes, bringing a weathered authority to the iconic role. Blu Hunt plays Amelia, delivering a portrait of determination and grief. The supporting ensemble includes Dougray Scott, Antonio Aakeel, Orén Kinlan, Gia Hunter, Ivana Miličević, and Paul Reid, rounding out a cast drawn from three continents.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Sherlock Holmes has long been a beloved figure — generations grew up with translations of Conan Doyle's stories and multiple Persian-dubbed adaptations on television. This series speaks directly to that familiarity while adding a fresh generational conflict at its center: a daughter searching for belonging across cultures and a father resistant to change. The father-daughter bond, questions of identity, and the tension between logic and emotion are themes that resonate strongly with diaspora experience. Sherlock & Daughter is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it accessible for all levels of English comfort in the community.

Where & how to watch

Sherlock & Daughter is available on K-Time with Persian DUB and Persian subtitles included. Watch on your web browser, Android TV, or mobile phone — no extra download, no VPN, and no geo-blocking. Sign up once and cancel anytime.