Sherlock Holmes is coming to Prime Video with Hero Fiennes Tiffin, who is set to play the inexperienced detective in the new series, Young Sherlock.

Guy Ritchie will be director and executive producer of the eight-episode series, Variety reports. Ritchie directed the Robert Downey Jr.-led movies, where he played Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson, so he's no stranger to the legendary character.

This also brings the director and Tiffin back together. They both worked on the feature The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Additionally, showrunner Matthew Parkhill (Rogue, Deep State) will executive produce it.

Also, Deadline states that Simon Kelton (Eddie the Eagle), Ivan Atkinson (The Gentleman), Simon Maxwell (The Woman in the Wall), Dhana Gilbert (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Colin Wilson (The Mandalorian), and Marc Resteghini will be part of the executive producer team. Harriet Creelman will be the co-executive producer.

What's Young Sherlock about?

This new exciting series will be based on author Andy Lane's critically acclaimed Young Sherlock Holmes novels. He's written eight books in the series, with the latest one that debuted in 2015.

We can expect to see an “action-packed origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective in an explosive re-imaging of this iconic character. At age 19, Sherlock Holmes is disgraced, raw, unfiltered, and unformed, when he finds himself caught up in a murder mystery at Oxford University which threatens his freedom. Diving into his first-ever case with a wild lack of discipline, Sherlock manages to unravel a globe-trotting conspiracy that will change his life forever.”

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The new series director said, “In Young Sherlock, we're going to see an exhilarating new version of the detective. Everyone thinks they know it in a way they've never imagined before. We're going to crack open this enigmatic character, find out what makes him tick, and learn how he becomes the genius we all love.”

“This exciting new chapter about one of the world's best-known literary characters will delight our global consumers with its captivating storytelling,” Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon MGM Studios, said. “With the brilliant creative team, led by Guy Ritchie and Matthew Parkhill, we will explore untold mysteries of how young Sherlock found his way to a life of truth-seeking.”

As for Tiffin, he's no stranger to the big screen. Along with The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, he's had roles in The Woman King, First Love, The Loneliest Boy in the World, The Silencing, and the After franchise. You may also know him from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, where he played a young Tom Riddle. He'll soon star in Above the Below opposite Idris Elba and Picture This for Prime Video.

With Guy Ritchie and Hero Fiennes Tiffin onboard for Young Sherlock, it's no mystery that it's bound to be a hit for Prime Video. As of now, no release date is known.