Miss Sherlock (ミス・シャーロック) is a female-led adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories.
Premise
Miss Sherlock depicts "consulting detective" Sara "Sherlock" Shelly Futaba (Yūko Takeuchi) solving various mysteries in modern-day Tokyo. Sherlock is assisted by her flatmate, Dr. Wato Tachibana (Shihori Kanjiya), a doctor who has recently returned from volunteering medical aid in Syria.
Because of Sherlock's keen observational and deduction skills, she is frequently asked by Inspector Gentaro Reimon of the Metropolitan Police to help with cases.
Although the series depicts a variety of crimes and perpetrators, Sherlock must deal with the secret organization, Stella Maris, who is behind some of the crimes they solve. Other recurring characters include Kimi Hatano, the landlady where Sherlock lives, and Kento Futaba, the Prime Minister Secretary and Sherlock's older brother.
As the first major series to cast both leads as female,
Cast and characters
Main
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Yuko Takeuchi as Sara "Sherlock" Shelly Futaba,
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Shihori Kanjiya as Dr. Wato ("Wato-san"
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Kenichi Takito as Inspector Gentaro Reimon, a detective working for the Metropolitan Police Department. The character is based on Inspector Lestrade from the novels.
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Tomoya Nakamura as Sergeant Tatsuya Shibata, a police officer who works under Inspector Reimon. This is an original character.
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Kento Futaba, the Prime Minister's Secretary and Sherlock's older brother. He also works in the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. The character is based on Mycroft Holmes from the novels.
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Ran Ito as Kimi Hatano, the landlady of Sherlock's building and a family friend of Sherlock. The character is based on Mrs. Hudson from the novels.
Recurring
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Ryohei Otani as Toru Moriya, a war photographer.
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Yuki Saito as Mariko Irikawa, a psychological counselor who is counseling Wato and Moriya. She is also the main antagonist revealed with an alias "Stella Maris".
Additional cast members
Episodes
Reception
Kate Burtyl of
Den of Geek rated the show 3.5/5 and called it "worth a watch for any fan of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock, or international TV."
Kevin Yeoman of
Screen Rant praised the relationship between the two leads and called the show "a satisfying binge-watch for HBO subscribers."
Kristina Manente of
Polygon recommended the show and said "Self-professed Sherlockians dig
Miss Sherlock. Global audiences dig
Miss Sherlock. And if you don’t mind ditching the deerstalker, you might love
Miss Sherlock, too."
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