Miss Sherlock

Miss Sherlock
ミス・シャーロック
GenreCrime drama, Japanese drama
Based onSherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Screenplay by
  • Junichi Mori
  • Marumo Chou
  • Odani Yudi Ryo
  • Yousuke Masuike
  • Miki Oikawa
Directed by
  • Junichi Mori
  • Taki Yusuke
  • Takashi Matsuo
Starring
ComposerKen'ichirô Suehiro
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Nagasawa Kazushi
  • Shinobu Mori
  • Jonathan Spink
  • Beibei Fan
  • Kazuyoshi Ishida
CinematographyHiro'o Yanagida
EditorRyûichi Takita
Running time45-50 minutes
Production companyRobot Communications
Original release
Network
Release27 April (2018-04-27) 
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)

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. The show is primarily set in Tokyo, Japan. It is a co-production between HBO Asia and Hulu Japan. Both the main characters, based on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, are played by women, Yuko Takeuchi and Shihori Kanjiya respectively and it is the first major series to cast a woman as Holmes.