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_the_best_girl_ Apr 14, 2026 +130

Nice! Quite enjoyed the first season, it was just simple fun TV

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Boss452 Apr 14, 2026 +54

It's just bizarre in a great way how much Sherlock resonates more than a century later. The RDJ movies made like half a billion dollars a decade ago. The BBC series used to have record ratings at its peak in the UK and elsewhere and was massive. And this show seems to be successful too. And we have had countless Sherlock adaptations. What a creation Doyle made.

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TheJoshider10 Apr 14, 2026 +27

Sherlock Holmes has to be up there as one of the most instantly recognisable pop culture figures, right? The phrase "no shit, Sherlock" is something you just know and understand even if you've never read Doyle's work (which is most people). Show someone in that hat and pipe and it's immediately obvious who they are.

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Boss452 Apr 14, 2026 +6

yeah sherlock indeed has to be one of the top 10-20 most famous and well known fiction characters ever. And it's incredible to see because he is a detective and the OG books have not been published since a century or so. And yet he continues to hold his charm on audiences.

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occono Apr 14, 2026 +9

Honour Arthur Conan Doyle sometime the way he would have wanted: reading his other books.

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AzicaldH Apr 15, 2026 +4

Most of humanity for 140 years: “Now now, let’s not get *that* far”

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JadeMoose93 Apr 16, 2026 +1

Doyle would probably get along with Harrison Ford based purely on their disdain for the most popular characters associated with them.

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trivia_guy Apr 14, 2026 +3

He’s the most ever adapted literary character on stage, film and television. That’s a verifiable record. I don’t you could ever quantify/verify this, but I would guess he’s also the fictional character whom the largest number of people erroneously believe was actually a real person.

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bros402 Apr 14, 2026 +11

How could you not mention the best Sherlock Holmes TV adaptation this century, Elementary?

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Redducer Apr 15, 2026 +4

The RDJ movies worked because RDJ AND Guy Ritchie AND Jude Law. Can’t stress how much I enjoyed the alchemy with a badass Watson.

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TheDoyle101 Apr 15, 2026 +2

Aye you're welcome

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Pioneiros60 Apr 15, 2026

I guess the BBC series you mentioned refers to Jeremy Brett’s portrayal? It will be a long time before any one can duplicate that show.

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Ancient-Dust3077 Apr 15, 2026 +1

it was a hilarious show right?

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FallenKnightGX Apr 15, 2026 +1

If you enjoyed this I'd strongly recommend Moriarty the Patriot as well. Short, but damn is it good, real good.

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typhoidtimmy Apr 14, 2026 +28

Cool I enjoyed the interplay between Sherlock and Moriarty. Especially the way Moriarty is being portrayed over the typical ‘evil genius’ trope (he is that deep down but is more of a cad with no real moral constraints and a bit of rogue) ‘Would you please not flirt with my mother in front of me?’ and ‘Well I wouldn’t kick her out of bed for eating biscuits.’ got me cackling. Moriarty taking the piss at Sherlock is one of the better relationships of the famed rivals I have seen. He really can’t help himself and enjoys it immensely.

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-GreyWalker- Apr 15, 2026 +6

The only problem I have with Moriarty is how much I like him. So whoever they get to play Watson if they go that route eventually, has to be better than Moriarty and Jude Law for me, lol.

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summons72 Apr 14, 2026 +9

YESSSS! I need like 5 seasons of this.

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All_Hail_Hynotoad Apr 14, 2026 +15

No need to be embarrassed! I am a middle aged adult woman and found it very entertaining. I really enjoyed the Holmes-Moriarty pairing, although we kind of see Moriarty becoming evil toward the end, so Season 2 should be good!

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PopDownBlocker Apr 15, 2026 +4

> I’m not embarrassed to say that as an adult man It's not a kids show. It's rated for teens and up, and there is blood, violence, and death. The "young" in the title just refers to the fact that it's supposed to be about Sherlock Holmes when he was first starting out. More of an origin story. There is no reason to expect embarrassment from adult viewers.

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trix_is_for_kids Apr 15, 2026 +9

What an odd thing to say

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SolidZeke Apr 14, 2026 +6

I enjoyed it but this wasn’t the Sherlock you’d expect. This is just a charming, smart guy, not true to the stories… but it doesn’t have to be to make it fun.

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AccountNumeroThree Apr 14, 2026 -2

None of the books are about young Sherlock this is the backstory that hasn’t been done.

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mightytwin21 Apr 15, 2026 +2

There are actually young Sherlock books, just not by Doyle. The show is based veeeerrry loosely on them, as in I think they just wanted the name.

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Rektw Apr 15, 2026 +1

> young Sheldon Bazinga.

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AccountNumeroThree Apr 15, 2026 +1

Moriarty. Moriarty. Moriarty.

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SolidZeke Apr 15, 2026 +1

Oh I now that, and I get it. But to come up with the personality he has in the stories you don’t “just become like that”, you are born like that. This guy was way too charming, too outgoing to be the Sherlock from the stories. Again, it doesn’t have to be, and I enjoyed it. But I did expect more in the way of Doyle’s style of crime solving

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good_gravy91 Apr 14, 2026 +91

It's just too similar a name to Youg Sheldon. Every time I see it my mind immediately go s to Young Sheldon

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smallgoalsmcgee Apr 14, 2026 +67

Bazinga my dear Watson

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henryrblake Apr 14, 2026 +23

Mycroft Knock knock knock Mycroft Knock knock knock Mycroft Knock knock knock

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bgottfried91 Apr 14, 2026 +6

Has the exact same thought and ignored all news about it until a family member recommended it to me. Unfortunate naming in my opinion, but considering how popular BBT was maybe it helped more than it hurt?

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soapd1sh Apr 15, 2026 +2

Except Young Sherlock isn't a new concept. There was a movie called "Young Sherlock Holmes" in the 1980s as well as a book series starting in the 2010s.

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bgottfried91 Apr 15, 2026 +2

Oh yeah, I think this current series is actually loosely based on the books? But I would argue neither of them have had the reach that BBT has, so here we are 🤷‍♂️

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Agent_Kozak Apr 14, 2026 +11

lol same hahaha

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toromio Apr 14, 2026 +7

Up next: Prepubescent Sherlock

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FerreiraMatheus Apr 14, 2026 +8

I was literally coming here to ask why they are doing another Young Sheldon lol

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nj_tech_guy Apr 14, 2026 +2

I read the title and went "wait, we didn't already have a season 2? Didn't that show already do like a full run, how are they only on season 2?...OH SHERLOCK!"

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Dizzy624 Apr 14, 2026 +2

The same thing came to my mind

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WifesPOSH Apr 14, 2026 +2

Don't say that! A writers pencil just got clipped for that.

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Leakymug22 Apr 14, 2026 +2

I just did the same thing and thought “didn’t that go for much longer and end already?!”

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Spaghetti_Night Apr 15, 2026 +7

Brother dear this is splendid news.

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jawshoeaw Apr 14, 2026 +3

some good news for a change!

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JimTheSaint Apr 15, 2026 +5

It was great actually

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malin7 Apr 14, 2026 +6

Both leads are very likeable, good to see it renewed

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EfficiencyDue7692 Apr 14, 2026 +3

I love this show. I’m glad we’re getting anothet season.

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andysimberg Apr 14, 2026 +24

Tbf it's based on a series of books called Young Sherlock Holmes by Andrew Lane.

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TheJoshider10 Apr 14, 2026 +13

The first episode sold me dreams. Really thought it'd be a fun episodic show of Sherlock and Moriarty in university. I got through it all but the show never quite recaptured the quality of the first episode, and this is one I didn't think needed a connected season long mystery. It quickly ran out of steam when they left the university in my opinion.

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PopDownBlocker Apr 15, 2026 +1

Yeah, I was hoping for a different mystery in each episode. Instead, what we got was a single mystery over the first 4 episodes and then a drawn-out resolution over the remaining 4 episodes. I still enjoyed the show, but it definitely felt more like one super-long movie than an episodic TV series. Since it was 8 episodes, I wish they had done four 2-part stories, where the first episode introduces a mystery and ends on a cliffhanger, and then the following episode is the mystery-solving conclusion. I think that would've been more fun, but since all the episodes were released at the same time, I don't think they cared about building suspense from episode to episode.

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3L54 Apr 15, 2026 +1

Im so glad I stopped with episode one then. For us it was a chore to go through even that. I might be just too old for this kind of tv.

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Aplasticman Apr 14, 2026 +1

Hero’s acting was a miss for me. But the actor playing Moriarty simply nailed the role.

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TerribleCashew Apr 15, 2026 +3

In fairness to Hero, they really didn't give him much to work with. Moriarty's characterization and dialogue is infinitely better and actually refreshing compared to other portrayals of the character. I don't think any actor could make this Sherlock stand out. It's like asking the cast of the Star Wars prequels to give world class performances. You just can't with that writing.

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ChrisEvansFan Apr 15, 2026 +1

The guy who played Moriarty has another show called The Other Bennet Sister. He is so charming there.

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LongjumpingChart6529 Apr 15, 2026 +1

Moriarty is played by a real actor. Hero is more of a nepo baby

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Traskenn Apr 15, 2026 +1

Ironic how successful Sherlock Holmes is and how annoyed Doyle was that his book he made to pay the bills was his most celebrated one.

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Ancient-Dust3077 Apr 15, 2026 +1

this season was hilarious right?

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funnylittlefellow Apr 16, 2026 +1

I’ve been obsessed with anything Sherlock Homes for a while now (after reading the original and then watching 2010 Sherlock) so I’m super excited for S2 of this show!! I’m so invested and was super disappointed to see this show only had 1 season and then got really excited again after the second one was announced!!

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DocDerry Apr 17, 2026 +1

I liked it.

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picks_things_up Apr 14, 2026 -1

Not saying my opinion is right, I wanted to like this show, but it felt like I didn’t know who they were investigating, why, or what the person did. Felt a lil too directionless for most of the season.

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Osiris_Raphious Apr 15, 2026 -1

Well I guess they are moving away from quality shows we want to watch to slop...

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TheWholeOfTheAss Apr 14, 2026 -10

How many Sherlock shows have there been!? And the Doyles don’t see much of the cash because the character has gone into the public domain.

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Mynsare Apr 15, 2026 +4

The Doyles shouldn't see any cash, because they had nothing to do with Sherlock Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle had, and he died a long time ago.

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Budgiesaurus Apr 15, 2026 +2

His children never had children, so it's not like there are any descendants missing out.

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abandoned_rain Apr 14, 2026 -9

Lol what? I didn’t even know this show existed. It sounds f****** stupid

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‘Young Sherlock’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon

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