Amateur sleuths may have noticed something mysterious has been
afoot recently in the usually sleepy Cardiff suburb of St
Mellons.
On an unassuming industrial estate, big adventures have been
happening behind closed doors – filming for Prime Video's latest
TV series, Young Sherlock.
Directed by Guy Ritchie and supported by Creative Wales, via the
Welsh Government's Production Fund, this brand new eight-part
high-end TV series is a prequel to the original story of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes,
in a re-imagining of the character's coming of age.
As a result of this support, the production is projected to add
tens of millions of pounds of economic value into the local
economy.
Additionally, the team behind Young Sherlock will hire
upwards of 340 Wales-based crew for over a year and deliver a
bespoke training programme providing high-level placements for
ten trainees and 45 work-shadowing placements, across a range of
disciplines.
The Welsh Government funding has also supported the build of
extensive sets at its filming base, Great Point Studios Cardiff.
The Minister for Creative Industries, , recently visited the set.
He said:
“Young Sherlock is the largest scale production yet to
be based at Great Point Studios in Cardiff. It was literally
awesome to see what Motive Pictures, Inspirational Entertainment
and Prime Video have brought to Wales, not just physically but
also with their world-renowned brands.
“This is a true show of Wales delivering world-class
infrastructure for film and TV, and Creative Wales and the Welsh
Government have played an integral part in bringing the
production to our capital. It is a huge opportunity delivering
significant economic and reputational benefits for Wales and our
screen industry.
“Importantly the high-level training opportunities our funding
has helped to secure will also make a significant contribution to
our goal of strengthening and futureproofing the screen industry
here, now and for years to come.”
Simon Maxwell from production company Motive Pictures, who are
overseeing physical production and bringing Young
Sherlock to life, said:
“It's a total pleasure filming here at Great Point Studios in
Wales with all that the country has to offer – from world-class
crews to some of the UK's most stunning landscapes and locations.
It's a perfect locale to bring to life the vivid story world of
Young Sherlock and to showcase the quintessential Britishness of
Holmesian lore.”
Young Sherlock is being written and executive
produced by showrunner Matthew Parkhill (Deep
State, Rogue) with executive
producers Simon Kelton (Eddie the Eagle), Ivan
Atkinson (The Gentlemen), Simon Maxwell
(The Woman in the Wall, Deep State), Dhana Gilbert
(The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Colin Wilson
(The Mandalorian), Marc Resteghini, and co-executive
producer Harriet Creelman. It is inspired by Andy Lane's
critically acclaimed book series Young
Sherlock Holmes. Physical production is running through
Motive Pictures.
Kelton originally conceived the project and packaged it with
Atkinson, then partnered with Motive, Gilbert, and Resteghini,
who developed and brought the series to Amazon MGM Studios.
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