Robert Downey Jr. is stepping back into the "Sherlock Holmes" spotlight, but there may be a new contender for the world's most famous consulting detective. On April 5, HBO Max and Warner Bros. announced that they have two "Sherlock Holmes" spinoff series in the works, with Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Amanda Burrell onboard as executive producers. It's unclear whether Downey Jr. will step back into his role as the eponymous detective, but the fate of the upcoming franchise depends on the release of the actor's third "Sherlock Holmes" movie, which has been delayed since 2020.
These aren't the first "Sherlock Holmes" series to hit our TV screens, and we know the game is always afoot when the consulting detective is around. We can't wait to meet new takes on James Moriarty, Irene Adler, and other characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective novels. Keep reading for more details on the potential "Sherlock Holmes" spinoffs.
These aren't the first "Sherlock Holmes" series to hit our TV screens, and we know the game is always afoot when the consulting detective is around. We can't wait to meet new takes on James Moriarty, Irene Adler, and other characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective novels. Keep reading for more details on the potential "Sherlock Holmes" spinoffs.
- 4/6/2022
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
HBO Max and Warner Bros. are looking to build a Sherlock Holmes film-tv universe in the mold of the TV series offshoots of Suicide Squad and The Batman on the WarnerMedia streamer.
We hear that two potential spinoff series from the Warner Bros. movie franchise starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are in early development at HBO Max. Executive produced by Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, each of the proposed series would focus on a different character.
Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Team Downey’s Amanda Burrell are exec producing alongside Wigram Productions’ Lionel Wigram, who produced the two Sherlock Holmes films.
Unlike the Suicide Squad offshoot series Peacemaker and The Batman’s Penguin, which are built around existing characters, we hear the Sherlock Holmes spinoffs would revolve around characters that have not been introduced yet.
We hear the plan has been for the...
We hear that two potential spinoff series from the Warner Bros. movie franchise starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are in early development at HBO Max. Executive produced by Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, each of the proposed series would focus on a different character.
Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Team Downey’s Amanda Burrell are exec producing alongside Wigram Productions’ Lionel Wigram, who produced the two Sherlock Holmes films.
Unlike the Suicide Squad offshoot series Peacemaker and The Batman’s Penguin, which are built around existing characters, we hear the Sherlock Holmes spinoffs would revolve around characters that have not been introduced yet.
We hear the plan has been for the...
- 4/5/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva and Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Filming has begun on multinational, multi-lingual TV series “Drops of God,” which is adapted from the best-selling Japanese manga series “Kami, no Shizuku.” Set in the worlds of wine and gastronomy, the series is backed by Legendary Television, Dynamic Television and the Nippon Television-owned Hulu Japan and produced with Adline Entertainment
The story involves a woman who discovers that her estranged father has left her the world’s greatest wine collection in his will. But, to claim her inheritance she must compete against a Japanese man who her father regarded as a son and may have been more.
The series is based on the manga written by Yuko and Shin Kibayashi with artwork by Okimoto Shu and published by Kodansha. The adapted screenplay was written by Quoc Dang Tran, and is directed by Oded Ruskin, and produced by Dynamic’s Klaus Zimmermann.
Only two cast members have been disclosed: Fleur Geffrier (“Elle”) as the woman,...
The story involves a woman who discovers that her estranged father has left her the world’s greatest wine collection in his will. But, to claim her inheritance she must compete against a Japanese man who her father regarded as a son and may have been more.
The series is based on the manga written by Yuko and Shin Kibayashi with artwork by Okimoto Shu and published by Kodansha. The adapted screenplay was written by Quoc Dang Tran, and is directed by Oded Ruskin, and produced by Dynamic’s Klaus Zimmermann.
Only two cast members have been disclosed: Fleur Geffrier (“Elle”) as the woman,...
- 8/23/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A series of suicides in the Japanese entertainment world, including reality TV star Kimura Hana in May, actor Miura Haruma in July and actresses Ashina Sei and Takeuchi Yuko in September, have raised questions about not only their specific tragedies, but also conditions in Japanese society as a whole that may have contributed to an upsurge in suicide deaths during the pandemic.
Understanding the mindset of the victims almost too well is Matsubayashi Urara, who starred in the 2017 Ogata Takaomi drama “The Hungry Lion” as a teenager who kills herself after a sex video goes viral and vicious social media bashing begins. Matsubayashi has also produced and stars in this year’s “Kamata Prelude,” a four-part omnibus that examines sexual harassment in the Japanese film industry. “Just imagining the act of killing myself makes my legs tremble,” she tells Variety. “But I have seriously agonized about suicide and actually thought of doing it.
Understanding the mindset of the victims almost too well is Matsubayashi Urara, who starred in the 2017 Ogata Takaomi drama “The Hungry Lion” as a teenager who kills herself after a sex video goes viral and vicious social media bashing begins. Matsubayashi has also produced and stars in this year’s “Kamata Prelude,” a four-part omnibus that examines sexual harassment in the Japanese film industry. “Just imagining the act of killing myself makes my legs tremble,” she tells Variety. “But I have seriously agonized about suicide and actually thought of doing it.
- 10/16/2020
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
Yuko Takeuchi, a Japanese actress who starred in the Hulu and HBO Asia drama Miss Sherlock and horror hit Ring, has died. She was 40.
Takeuchi was found dead early Sunday in her Tokyo residence by police officials in what is being investigated as an apparent suicide. Takeuchi’s husband, actor Taiki Nakabayashi, reportedly found the actress in their bedroom around 2 a.m., according to The Japan Times. No suicide note has been found.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into her death.
Takeuchi was known for her array of works in film and television. She made her film ...
Takeuchi was found dead early Sunday in her Tokyo residence by police officials in what is being investigated as an apparent suicide. Takeuchi’s husband, actor Taiki Nakabayashi, reportedly found the actress in their bedroom around 2 a.m., according to The Japan Times. No suicide note has been found.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into her death.
Takeuchi was known for her array of works in film and television. She made her film ...
- 9/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yuko Takeuchi, a Japanese actress who starred in the Hulu and HBO Asia drama Miss Sherlock and horror hit Ring, has died. She was 40.
Takeuchi was found dead early Sunday in her Tokyo residence by police officials in what is being investigated as an apparent death by suicide. Takeuchi’s husband, actor Taiki Nakabayashi, reportedly found the actress in their bedroom around 2 a.m., according to The Japan Times. No note has been found.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into her death.
Takeuchi was known for her array of works in film and television. She made her ...
Takeuchi was found dead early Sunday in her Tokyo residence by police officials in what is being investigated as an apparent death by suicide. Takeuchi’s husband, actor Taiki Nakabayashi, reportedly found the actress in their bedroom around 2 a.m., according to The Japan Times. No note has been found.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into her death.
Takeuchi was known for her array of works in film and television. She made her ...
- 9/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has been found dead at her Tokyo home at the age of 40.
Police have launched an investigation and suspect the mother of two took her own life, according to local media reports. Her second child was born in January.
Takeuchi was well-known in Japan and played the female Sherlock Holmes in the 2018 Hulu and HBO Asia co-pro series Miss Sherlock, which was broadcast in multiple international markets including the U.S.
She also won best actress in a leading role three years in a row, between 2004 and 2007, at the Japanese Academy Awards. Early roles also included horror hit The Ring.
Although suicide has not been confirmed, it has been the cause of death for a number of Japanese talents recently, including the actress Sei Ashina earlier this month, actor Haruma Miura in July and wrestling star Hana Kimura in May.
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Police have launched an investigation and suspect the mother of two took her own life, according to local media reports. Her second child was born in January.
Takeuchi was well-known in Japan and played the female Sherlock Holmes in the 2018 Hulu and HBO Asia co-pro series Miss Sherlock, which was broadcast in multiple international markets including the U.S.
She also won best actress in a leading role three years in a row, between 2004 and 2007, at the Japanese Academy Awards. Early roles also included horror hit The Ring.
Although suicide has not been confirmed, it has been the cause of death for a number of Japanese talents recently, including the actress Sei Ashina earlier this month, actor Haruma Miura in July and wrestling star Hana Kimura in May.
If you or anyone you know in the U.
- 9/27/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Japanese actress Takeuchi Yuko was found dead by her husband, actor Nakabayashi Taiki, in their Tokyo apartment early Sunday morning. Forty years old at the time of her death, she was the mother of two, including an infant boy who was born in January.
While Takeuchi left no note, death by suicide is being presumed. If that is confirmed Takeuchi’s demise would follow other recent suicides by well-known Japanese talents, including actress Ashina Sei earlier this month, actor Miura Harumi in July and reality TV star Kimura Hana in May. Takeuchi’s official website at talent agency Stardust Promotion has not yet been updated.
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1980, Takeuchi accumulated a long list of credits in both TV dramas and films, as well as many domestic acting awards.
After making her debut in the 1996 drama “Cyborg,” Takeuchi rose to the industry heights with lead roles in the hit...
While Takeuchi left no note, death by suicide is being presumed. If that is confirmed Takeuchi’s demise would follow other recent suicides by well-known Japanese talents, including actress Ashina Sei earlier this month, actor Miura Harumi in July and reality TV star Kimura Hana in May. Takeuchi’s official website at talent agency Stardust Promotion has not yet been updated.
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1980, Takeuchi accumulated a long list of credits in both TV dramas and films, as well as many domestic acting awards.
After making her debut in the 1996 drama “Cyborg,” Takeuchi rose to the industry heights with lead roles in the hit...
- 9/27/2020
- by Mark Schilling
- Variety Film + TV
This past Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of BBC’s Sherlock. To celebrate the occasion, creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss and producer Sue Vertue took part in a virtual Q&a, hosted by Louis Moffat, and answered questions posed by fans. One of the most interesting segments of the 25-minute video came when they were asked about the possibility of a female Sherlock Holmes and who could play them.
Moffat initially suggested former collaborator Michelle Gomez as a potentially good choice. The Scottish actress is most known for playing Missy on Doctor Who and Madam Satan on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Gatiss then put forward Phoebe Waller-Bridge of Fleabag and Solo: A Star Wars Story fame, while Moffat came up with a second choice in The Crown’s Olivia Colman. Vertue, meanwhile, suggested Killing Eve icon Jodie Comer.
Moffat then reflected that there’s no great challenge in swapping...
Moffat initially suggested former collaborator Michelle Gomez as a potentially good choice. The Scottish actress is most known for playing Missy on Doctor Who and Madam Satan on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Gatiss then put forward Phoebe Waller-Bridge of Fleabag and Solo: A Star Wars Story fame, while Moffat came up with a second choice in The Crown’s Olivia Colman. Vertue, meanwhile, suggested Killing Eve icon Jodie Comer.
Moffat then reflected that there’s no great challenge in swapping...
- 7/29/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Sci-fi drama Dream Raider is exec-produced by Soi Cheang, while Eric Khoo created food-themed series Food Lore.
HBO Asia has unveiled a slate of four original productions, including sci-fi drama Dream Raider, executive produced by Hong Kong filmmaker Soi Cheang, and food-themed series Food Lore, created by Singapore’s Eric Khoo.
Starring Taiwan’s Vivian Hsu and David Wang, Dream Raider is directed by Daniel Fu and Simon Hung and brings together talent from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Produced by Freeman Xiang, the eight-part series follows a team of scientists and cops investigating a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness.
HBO Asia has unveiled a slate of four original productions, including sci-fi drama Dream Raider, executive produced by Hong Kong filmmaker Soi Cheang, and food-themed series Food Lore, created by Singapore’s Eric Khoo.
Starring Taiwan’s Vivian Hsu and David Wang, Dream Raider is directed by Daniel Fu and Simon Hung and brings together talent from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Produced by Freeman Xiang, the eight-part series follows a team of scientists and cops investigating a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness.
- 3/18/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Other new original series include sci-fi Dream Raider and Taiwanese drama The World Between Us.
HBO Asia has unveiled a slate of four original productions, including sci-fi drama Dream Raider, executive produced by Hong Kong filmmaker Soi Cheang, and food-themed series Food Lore, created by Singapore’s Eric Khoo.
Starring Taiwan’s Vivian Hsu and David Wang, Dream Raider is directed by Daniel Fu and Simon Hung and brings together talent from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Produced by Freeman Xiang, the eight-part series follows a team of scientists and cops investigating a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness. Taipei Film Commission...
HBO Asia has unveiled a slate of four original productions, including sci-fi drama Dream Raider, executive produced by Hong Kong filmmaker Soi Cheang, and food-themed series Food Lore, created by Singapore’s Eric Khoo.
Starring Taiwan’s Vivian Hsu and David Wang, Dream Raider is directed by Daniel Fu and Simon Hung and brings together talent from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Produced by Freeman Xiang, the eight-part series follows a team of scientists and cops investigating a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness. Taipei Film Commission...
- 3/18/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Hulu Japan and HBO Asia’s “Miss Sherlock” won best drama series at the inaugural Asian Academy Creative Awards. The awards were spread over two evenings at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre on Friday and Saturday.
India’s Anurag Kashyap won best direction (fiction) for season one of Netflix original series “Sacred Games.” The series also won best editing for Aarti Bajaj. Adinia Wirasti won best actress for Indonesia’s “Critical Eleven,” a Starvision production for Hooq while China’s Yu Hewei won best actor for “The Hunter,” produced by Jetsen Huashi Wangju (Changzhou) Cultural Media Co.
Indonesia’s Michael Kho won best supporting actor for Viu show “Kenapa Harus Bule?” while Taiwan’s Candy Yang won best supporting actress for “Roseki,” by Content Digital Film Co and Hakka TV.
HBO Asia and Star India’s “The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors,” produced by Make Productions, won best documentary series, while CNN...
India’s Anurag Kashyap won best direction (fiction) for season one of Netflix original series “Sacred Games.” The series also won best editing for Aarti Bajaj. Adinia Wirasti won best actress for Indonesia’s “Critical Eleven,” a Starvision production for Hooq while China’s Yu Hewei won best actor for “The Hunter,” produced by Jetsen Huashi Wangju (Changzhou) Cultural Media Co.
Indonesia’s Michael Kho won best supporting actor for Viu show “Kenapa Harus Bule?” while Taiwan’s Candy Yang won best supporting actress for “Roseki,” by Content Digital Film Co and Hakka TV.
HBO Asia and Star India’s “The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors,” produced by Make Productions, won best documentary series, while CNN...
- 12/8/2018
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
“If you have a good idea and can execute well, these days you will definitely find a buyer. That’s a healthy market,” says a source at a one of the major channel operators in Asia, after looking with barely disguised jealously at the Netflix upfronts held in Singapore in mid-November. “This is a golden time to be a producer in Asia.”
As attendees of the Singapore Media Festival, which runs Nov. 28-Dec. 9, know, the definitions of what original content is vs. what is acquired but then relabeled, and what shows would simply have been considered as old-fashioned commissions, are blurred. But there is little doubt that the streaming video era has juiced up the market in Asia for new video and TV content. Much of it is local content that is now crossing borders.
Forecasts by Media Partners Asia suggest that total content investment in TV and online video...
As attendees of the Singapore Media Festival, which runs Nov. 28-Dec. 9, know, the definitions of what original content is vs. what is acquired but then relabeled, and what shows would simply have been considered as old-fashioned commissions, are blurred. But there is little doubt that the streaming video era has juiced up the market in Asia for new video and TV content. Much of it is local content that is now crossing borders.
Forecasts by Media Partners Asia suggest that total content investment in TV and online video...
- 11/27/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has released the first trailer for their upcoming Japanese series Miss Sherlock, which give us a completely new re-imagining of the classic character Sherlock Holmes. The latest vision of the iconic detective comes in the form of a modern day a British-born Japanese woman and she is played by The Ring star Yuko Takeuchi.
We've seen a lot of different versions of Holmes over the years, and this one looks like it could be seriously great! The trailer starts off with a comedic tone, but then it takes a dark turn. This looks like it will tell some crazy intense stories filled with all kinds of unpredictable twists and turns. I love what I'm seeing in this first trailer and I'm totally in!
Here is the official synopsis for Miss Sherlock:
The show follows the British-born Miss Sherlock Holmes to Japan, where she meets Dr. Wato Tachibana, a...
We've seen a lot of different versions of Holmes over the years, and this one looks like it could be seriously great! The trailer starts off with a comedic tone, but then it takes a dark turn. This looks like it will tell some crazy intense stories filled with all kinds of unpredictable twists and turns. I love what I'm seeing in this first trailer and I'm totally in!
Here is the official synopsis for Miss Sherlock:
The show follows the British-born Miss Sherlock Holmes to Japan, where she meets Dr. Wato Tachibana, a...
- 8/31/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We’ve had so, so many iterations of Sherlock Holmes as a brilliant, eccentric British detective and the famous Arthur Conan Doyle creation feels long due for an upgrade. And what better upgrade than as a modern Japanese woman with unruly hair and even more unruly social skills? The Ring star Yuko Takeuchi stars as the modern-day reimagining of the […]
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- 8/31/2018
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
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