Guy Ritchie's 'Young Sherlock' on Prime Video Is Better Than 'The Gentlemen'

Guy Ritchie's 8-Part Mystery Thriller on Prime Video Is Better Than 'The Gentlemen' Published Nov 7, 2026, 7:52 PM EST Kendall Myers is a Senior Author with Collider. As part of the TV and Movies Features team, she writes about some of the most popular releases before, during, and after they premiere. In three years, she has written over 900 articles with topics ranging from classic sitcoms to fantasy epics. Sign in to your Collider account The Gentlemen has gained traction on Netflix with its exciting story and expert use of Guy Ritchie's trademark filmmaking style. Spinning off the 2019 film of the same name, the series has a lot to offer, and after its second season, that is truer than ever. However, earlier this year, Ritchie released a Prime Video series that even surpasses The Gentlemen. Though it isn't as well established, the streamer has already renewed it for another season, giving Ritchie's latest project a chance to grow. Young Sherlock isn't the first time Ritchie has explored Arthur Conan Doyle's famous literary character; previously, he directed two Sherlock Holmes films over a decade ago, and his latest project serves as a prequel to the version of the character that fans know. Young Sherlock delivers a compelling mystery and endearing characters, and though there are only eight episodes for now, the guarantee that it will continue next year gives the audience even more to look forward to. 'Young Sherlock' Thrives With an Action-Packed Story As the show's title indicates, the story follows a 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin), who uses his intelligence to make mischief. After he is jailed for pickpocketing, his brother, Mycroft (Max Irons), secures a position for him as a scout at Oxford University. However, when priceless ancient scrolls go missing and Sherlock happens to be nearby, he becomes the prime suspect. With permission from Princess Shou'an of China (Zine Tseng), who donated the scrolls, Sherlock investigates the crime to clear his own name, but things only become more complicated after he and his unlikely new ally, James Moriarty (Dónal Finn), discover the truth. Sherlock and Moriarty uncover a larger conspiracy involving murder, revenge, royalty, and past trauma. Given the accusations leveled at him, the mystery is already personal, but that is only the beginning for Sherlock. Throughout the story, he learns more about his sister Beatrice's (Holly Cattle) disappearance when they were children, adding another layer to the ongoing mystery. With so much going on, it's impossible not to get swept up in one of Ritchie's best series to date. The questions build, providing shocking twists that keep the audience on the edge of their seats as they try to piece the puzzle together. 'Young Sherlock's Characters Are the Highlight of the Show While the mystery of the scrolls' theft is an important element of Young Sherlock's first season, the show's greatest strength is its characters. Sherlock Holmes' legacy has endured for a reason, but Ritchie's series offers a new perspective on the beloved character while he is still honing his detective skills. This offers room for the show to grow and evolve, but it isn't the only change Young Sherlock makes. Throughout the series, Sherlock and Moriarty take center stage, but instead of their usual rivalry, they develop a friendship rooted in their mutual status as outcasts and a shared intellect. Their witty dynamic draws the audience in, and they make an impressive duo as they work together. Collider Exclusive · 8 Questions · 2 Minutes Which British Mystery Series Should You Live In? Midsomer · Broadchurch · Luther · Vera Answer eight quick questions and we will tell you which one you belong in. Four of the biggest British detective shows ever made, four completely different tones, and four very different ideas of what a detective is for. 🏡Midsomer(Midsomer Murders) 🌊Broadchurch(Broadchurch) 🌚Luther(Luther) 🧥Vera(Vera) FIND YOUR SERIES → 01 Where would you most want to live? Pick the one that sounds most like you. AA village with a very old pub. BA seaside town under a cliff. CA flat in east London. DSomewhere windy with a long view. NEXT QUESTION → 02 How do you feel about your neighbours? Be honest. AI know all of them and their business. BWe genuinely look out for each other. CI have never met a single one. DThey know to leave me to it. NEXT QUESTION → 03 How would your friends describe you? Pick the closest answer. ACheerful, and a little bit nosy. BKind, and you feel everything. CIntense. Occasionally alarming. DBlunt, and usually right. NEXT QUESTION → 04 How do you solve a problem at work? One answer only. AChat to everybody until it clicks. BPatiently, and it costs me something. CStraight through the middle of it. DAsk the question nobody else will. NEXT QUESTION → 05 Pick a coat. No wrong answers here. AA waxed jacket and wellies. BWhatever was nearest the door. CA long dark overcoat. DA battered hat and an old mac. NEXT QUESTION → 06 How do you take bad news? Pick the closest answer. AMake tea and sit down with it. BTake it personally, every time. CGo very quiet, then move fast. DGet straight on with the job. NEXT QUESTION → 07 What is your relationship with the rules? Think about work, not parking. ARules are what hold a place together. BI follow them and they still fail people. CRules are for people with more time. DI bend the ones that get in the way. NEXT QUESTION → 08 What matters most to you in a case? Last one. This is the one that decides it. AThat the village gets its peace back. BThat the family finally gets an answer. CThat whoever did it is stopped. DThat somebody finally listened. REVEAL MY SERIES → Previously, On ITV Your Series Is…Britain makes more detective television than any country has any business making, and somehow almost all of it is good. Here is the one you belong in, what it says about you, and the case for it being the best of the four. Midsomer MurdersYou want the tea, the gossip and the vicar behaving oddly. Midsomer is a county where the scenery is beautiful, the fete is on Saturday and the murder rate is roughly that of a small war, and absolutely nobody involved thinks this is strange. You are sociable, curious and the first to notice that somebody has changed their routine. It has been running since 1997 and sells to well over two hundred territories worldwide. John Nettles handed over to Neil Dudgeon in 2011 and the show did not miss a step. Your flaw is that the line between caring about people and enjoying the gossip is thinner than you admit. BroadchurchYou feel other people's grief as if it were handed to you personally. Broadchurch is less a whodunnit than a study of what a small town does to itself when it finds out that the answer was always going to be somebody everybody already knew. You are the one people tell the truth to, and you carry all of it afterwards. Olivia Colman won the BAFTA for Best Actress for the first series and David Tennant has never been better. Chris Chibnall wrote it before taking over Doctor Who, and took Jodie Whittaker with him. Your risk is absorbing so much of other people's pain that nobody notices yours. LutherYou go through things rather than around them. John Luther is the best detective in London and a liability to everybody who works with him, and the show is completely honest that those two facts are the same fact. You are the one people call when the normal approach has already failed. Idris Elba won a Golden Globe for it in 2012 and it made him a film star more or less overnight. Luther: The Fallen Sun arrived on Netflix in 2023 and took the character properly cinematic. Your weakness is that doing the right thing your way still leaves a mess for somebody else. VeraYou say the thing and you do not dress it up. Vera Stanhope turns up in a hat and a mac, is rude to almost everybody, and is the only person in the room prepared to ask the question that the family has been waiting years for somebody to ask. You have no patience for performance, and the people who like you really like you. Brenda Blethyn played her for fourteen series before stepping away, and ITV ended the show rather than recast. Ann Cleeves wrote the novels, and also wrote the books behind Shetland, which is the same trick in a colder place. Your flaw is that blunt and kind can be the same thing, but only if people already know you. ↻ RETAKE THE QUIZ However, Sherlock and Moriarty's friendship raises even more questions about Young Sherlock's future. As close as they are now, it seems inevitable that something will come between them as the series moves forward, given their history as enemies. The complex dynamic between these two leads opens up many more stories for Young Sherlock to explore when the show returns, promising even more adventure, mysteries, and laughs. Ultimately, the Prime Video series is ideal for fans of fast-paced mysteries, especially those who enjoy Ritchie's style of filmmaking. Release Date March 4, 2026 Network Prime Video Showrunner Matthew Parkhill Cast Dónal Finn James Moriarty