“Enola Holmes 3″ has started production in the U.K., with Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge, Henry Cavill, Helena Boham-Carter, Himesh Patel and Sharon Duncan-Brewster returning for more of Netflix’s Victorian-era sleuthing escapades.
Philip Barantini, who recently helped Netflix smash viewing records with “Adolescence,” steps into the director’s chair for the first time on the franchise, taking over from Harry Bradbeer who directed the first two films. Barantini is working from a script by his “Adolescence” collaborator Jack Thorne, who has now written all three “Enola Holmes” features, based on “The Enola Holmes Mysteries” book series By Nancy Springer that detail the daring detective work of Sherlock Holmes’ teenage sister.
The third instalment sees adventure chase Enola Holmes to Malta, where, according to the description, “personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.”
Producers include Mary Parent, Ali Mendes and Alex Garcia for Legendary Entertainment and Brown and Bobby Brown for Brown’s production company PCMA Productions. Executive producers include Jake Bongiovi and Isobel Richards for PCMA, Joshua Grode for Legendary and Michael Dreyer.
The “Enola Holmes” films have proved a critical and commercial hit for Netflix so far, “Enola Holmes 2” debuting at top spot in its global weekly viewing in late 2022 after notching up more than 68 million hours streamed across 93 countries. The second film also saw Brown reportedly paid $10 million for the lead role, the highest upfront salary for an actor below the age of 20 at the time.
