Moriarty (series)

Moriarty is an upcoming British-American crime drama television series based on the Sherlock Holmes franchise. It will be an origin story to Sherlock's villain Professor Moriarty prior to him becoming a criminal mastermind as depicted in the stories by Arthur Cohen Doyle.

The first series is expected to release in late 2021, and will consist of six episodes.

Synopsis
Taking place in contemporary London, the film chronicles the early criminal activities of Moriarty prior to his rise to becoming a criminal mastermind and the arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes.

Cast

 * Andrew Scott as James Dodgson/Professor Moriarty: A young professor who becomes embroiled in the criminal activities of London and is destined to become a criminal genius.
 * Vinnie Jones as Colonel Sebastian Moran: James Dodson's loyal friend who becomes involved in his path to becoming a criminal.
 * Charles Dance as John Doyle: A crime lord who rules over most of the criminal underworld in London with an iron fist and initially becomes a young Moriarty's mentor, before the pair of them become enemies. He will be the main antagonist of the series.

Production
Originally the series was to be an origin movie for Professor James Moriarty, but was later re-purposed as a television series. Despite the casting of Andrew Scott in the role of Moriarty, he will not be reprising the part from Sherlock, with the version in the origin series being different. Despite being set in its own canon, it is described as taking "inspiration" from Sherlock.