🔴The CW's New Sherlock Holmes Show Is Already Making A Major Change To The Character🔴
1The detective created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle holds the current Guinness World Record for the literary character with the highest number of onscreen adaptations. The reveal of multiple Sherlock Holmes TV series in the works proves that the number of such adaptations will only grow. Of course, this also means it's getting harder to develop fresh ideas. Watson, the upcoming medical drama, found a solution by focusing on Sherlock's sidekick instead. However, Sherlock & Daughter has a different twist to stay unique
As the title suggests, The CW's Sherlock & Daughter will bring a young woman named Amelia into the story who believes that the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes is her father. She is led to believe this after her mother is mysteriously murdered, and the key to who committed the crime seems to rest with Amelia's father. Together, the pair will discover the truth behind what has happened and determine whether it could really be true that Sherlock Holmes ever had a daughter.
The series will star David Thewlis (Harry Potter) as Sherlock Holmes, Blu Hunt (The Originals) as Amelia, and Dougray Scott (Batwoman) as Holme's arch nemesis Professor Moriarty. The lack of casting for John Watson seems to imply that rather than the typical sidekick, Amelia will serve as Sherlock's primary partner throughout the series. This is certainly an interesting idea and one that is sure to make Sherlock & Daughter stand out. However, since the iconic detective never had a daughter in Doyle's books, the series is quite a shift from canon.
Not only did Sherlock Holmes never have a daughter in Doyle's works, but it's specifically stated that the detective had never shown interest in women. Watson noted in the books that as a man of pure logic, the emotions of romance were entirely beyond him. Therefore, the character of Sherlock Holmes is often considered asexual, and it's doubtful that a period drama like Sherlock & Daughter would reveal that Sherlock had somehow conceived a daughter without having sex. Therefore, it can be assumed that this version of the character had engaged in a sexual, and likely romantic, relationship.