Enola Holmes returns to Netflix for a sequel with Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill back to their respective roles. Film making is now ongoing and we just had the entire Cast lineup confirmed for the second film sightseeing. This is all we know so far.
Directed by Harry Bradbeer the first film was released at Netflix on September 2020 after it was originally expected to go to the cinema. Thanks to Pandemi, Warner Brothers sells the right to film to Netflix and the rest is history.
Enola Holmes is currently ranked as the seventh English film that is mostly watched on Netflix with 76 million households reportedly watching in the 28th day of the release. The film also skyrocketed over the top 10 graphics with it lasted 20 days in the US Top 10 but rank well throughout the world.
Lumps of sequel after the first film came throughout the start 2021 with us reported that many sources had decapitated films to return.
Brown also expressed his intention for the film to say again:
“Let’s see how people respond first. Let’s see if they fall in love with Enola just as I fall in love, but there must be more stories to be told.”
The official announcement for the Holmes Enola sequel came on May 2021.
“The sequel is happening!
The adventure continues when Millie Bobby Brown & Henry Cavill returned to the world of Enola Holmes, stole with director Harry Bradbeer & Writer Jack Thorne in the second film based on the Nancy Springer book series about Sherlock Holmes’ brilliant.
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As you know, the film was wrapped in a legal problem with Plantation Arthur Conan Doyle but was finally dismissed in December 2020.
Who will be actor for Enola Holmes 2?
Only a few members of the actor have been confirmed so far with those who are the next two direction of the next film.
In the initial sequel announcement, only Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill were confirmed to return to their role as Enola and Sherlock.
The second announcement was made during the Netflix Tudum event which confirmed that Louis Partridge would return for the sequel.
Then, on September 28th, Netflix confirmed the following new cast members:
- Helena Bonham Carter (Enola Holmes)
- David Thewlis
- Susan Wokoma (Enola Holmes)
- Adeel Akhtar (Sweet Tooth)
- Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune)
- Hannah Dodd (Harlots)
- Abbie Hern (The Pact)
- Gabriel Tierney (Endeavour)
- Serrana Su-Ling Bliss
- Laurence Ellerker
Louis Partridge who played Enola’s sidekick Tewkesbury is widely expected to return (thanks to a cryptic wink on Millie Bobby Brown’s Instagram post for the announcement) but has yet to be confirmed.
Who’s behind the Enola Holmes sequel?
If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.
The team behind the movie will be largely the same as the first movie.
Harry Bradbeer who directed the multi-award-winning Fleabag (which also broke the fourth wall constantly as Enola Holmes does) will return to the director’s chair for the sequel. Bradbeer is also currently working with Amazon under a first-look deal.
Micahel Dreyer, Ali Mendes, Paige Brown, Alex Garcia, Joshua Grode and Mary Parent will all serve as producers.
Where is Enola Holmes 2 in production?
Production has yet to start on Enola Holmes 2 as of August 2021 however it is planned for later in 2021 as we’ll get into in just a second.
We’ve learned that filming on the sequel will get underway in September 2021.
Additional recent reporting from The Knowledge and the Hull Live has revealed that filming on the sequel is set to occur outside of a production facility on Hull’s high street in the first week of October.
The Knowledge states that “Enola Holmes 2 is using a major south-east studio as its production base” which is expected to be Shepperton Studios, UK. Hull Live reports that the high street in Hull, UK will be “transformed into Victorian London” on October 5th and 6th. They also report that locals may get the chance to appear too saying “The production company have also said that they are recruiting for extras to appear as passers-by dressed in Victorian dress to appear in the film, and will be putting up ads for recruitment soon.”
Filming for the sequel is also reportedly taking place in London just like the first movie again.
On November 28th, Henry Cavill posted on Instagram that he had concluded filming his parts on the upcoming sequel.
What to expect from Enola Holmes 2?
The first movie capped off with the Holmes family reuniting (somewhat) and Enola looking into the camera stating that she needs to find her own path moving forwards.
Speaking to Decider, Bradbeer said there is lots to expect from family tensions too saying “If we do go again, there’s a lot of issues left in this dysfunctional family. Not only in the country, which is dysfunctional but the family as well.”
As to what mystery will be in the sequel is not yet known. There are lots of stories in the book series to adapt. Using the logical order, we could expect the next movie to cover The Case of the Left-Handed Lady which saw Enola trying to find Lady Cecily Allistair.
We’d love, however, for them to adapt The Case of the Left-Handed Lady which sees Enola looking for Sherlock’s companion, Dr. John Watson.
We’ll keep this updated over time with all the new Enola Holmes 2 news but let us know in the comments if you’re excited about the sequel.