Director: Anders Engström, Tricia Brock, Guy Ritchie

Cast: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Dónal Finn, Zine Tseng, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone

Young Sherlock is a 2026 British-American action mystery series that reimagines the legendary detective as a reckless, brilliant 19-year-old at Oxford, directed by Anders Engström, Tricia Brock, and Guy Ritchie, starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin in the lead role alongside a stellar ensemble cast.

What is Young Sherlock about?

At nineteen, Sherlock Holmes is still raw — impulsive, overconfident, and dangerously unformed. When a murder shakes the quiet corridors of Oxford University, he finds himself not as the investigator but as a suspect whose freedom hangs by a thread. Throwing himself into the case with more bravado than method, he begins pulling at threads that connect to something far larger and darker than a single crime. Each clue pushes him deeper into a web of secrets that will reshape who he is and set him irrevocably on the path the world will one day know him for. The series charts not just a mystery but the birth of a mind.

Cast & crew

Hero Fiennes Tiffin carries the series as the young Sherlock, bringing a volatile intensity well-suited to an origin story. Dónal Finn and Zine Tseng round out the central trio, while veteran actors Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons, and Colin Firth lend considerable weight to the supporting world around him. Holly Cattle also appears in a notable role.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Young Sherlock arrives with a rare double appeal: it is one of the few major 2026 prestige series available with a full Persian dub, making it ideal for watching with family members of all ages and English fluency levels. The Sherlock Holmes universe has long held devoted fans across the Persian-speaking world — from classic translations to the BBC Sherlock phenomenon that sparked wide discussion in Iranian communities. This origin-story format, rooted in the familiar Oxford setting and British procedural tradition, offers the intellectual intrigue and atmospheric storytelling that diaspora audiences already prize in quality international drama.

Where & how to watch

Young Sherlock is available on K-Time with both Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your browser, TV, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Subscribe and cancel anytime.