Rafe Spall To Star In Euro TV Co-Pro ‘The Death Of Sherlock Holmes’

Rafe Spall will star in The Death of Sherlock Holmes, a European drama series about a missing chapter in the life of the famous British sleuth.

Sky‘s Switzerland arm, content financier and producer Silver Reel, Switzerland’s SFR, Germany’s ARD Degeto, Umedia and distributor Sphere Abacus have teamed for the show, which stars Spall (Under Salt Marsh, Trying) and Deleila Piasko (The Exposure, Transatlantic). A 2027 premiere date has been set.

Silver Reel has set up the co-production. Claudia Bluemhuber, the company’s CEO, who has credits for the likes of the International Emmy-winning Fallen), created the series alongside André Küttel (Platzspitzbaby) and Pierre Monnard (Winter Palace). Küttel and Simone Schmid (Die Beschatter) are the writers, with inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle iconic characters of Arthur Conan Doyle. Production has begun, with Pierre Monnard and Bluemhuber directing.  

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