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Enola Holmes 3 is happening, and filming has just begun on the third installment. Rumored and then subsequently confirmed after months of speculation and rumor, Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, among others, will all be back in their iconic characters. Here’s an updated preview of everything we know about Enola Holmes 3 as of April 2025.
As a quick recap, Enola Holmes is based on the Nancy Springer novels and was initially developed as a theatrical release for Warner Bros. Pictures before moving to Netflix due to the global events that transpired in 2020. The first movie, headlined by Millie Bobby Brown, largely followed the events of the books, while season 2 went a little off-piste and was more inspired by the source material. Harry Bradbeer directed both movies.
For a while, the first movie was featured in Netflix’s list of most-watched movies of all time, with 189.90 million hours watched in the first 28 days of release. The second movie, released in November 2022, featured in the global top 10s for four weeks after its release, picking up 158.03 million hours watched. According to the two Netflix engagement reports, Enola Holmes 1 was watched by the equivalent of 13.90 million people throughout 2023, and the sequel by 21 million.
Timeline of Enola Holmes 3 Development
Soon after the second movie was released, rumors were everywhere about the development of a third movie, although none were substantiated. Collider was the first to report that Enola Holmes 3 was in the works late last year. It came out during a conversation with Netflix’s then-head of film, Scott Stuber (Dan Lin has since taken this position), with the executive telling the outlet about Damsel coming up in 2024 and plans for an additional Enola Holmes movie:
“The Holmes IP is weirdly elastic. Obviously, Warner Bros. did an incredible job with Downey and Jude Law, so this idea that we can extend that IP with her is exciting. So, we’re working once again on a screenplay to try to get that. But yes, aspiration. I’d like to do another one.”
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In August 2024, we learned that Netflix was developing a third movie. Sources stated that production was expected to begin in early 2025 (ProductionWeekly later noted Q1 2025). We were told then that a director had not been locked down at the time, although it was understood that Bradbeer may have exited.
In November 2024, Deadline confirmed that the franchise would get a new director, with Philip Barantini taking the reins. Barantini is best known for his work on TV shows like Band of Brothers, Chernobyl, and, more recently, Boiling Point (currently on Netflix US). The director is also behind Netflix’s Adolescence series due out in 2025. The Hollywood trade also notes that the sequel will skew darker than the two prior entries and aim for an older audience.
We can confirm that he’ll be reteaming with cinematographer Matthew Lewis, who worked alongside Barantini on Boiling Point. Lewis’s other credits include Malpractice, Accused, and The Responder. Gary Williamson will serve as the production designer.
Mary Parent, Ali Mendes, Joshua Grode, and Alex Garcia will produce Enola Holmes 3 for Legendary Entertainment, with Millie Bobby Brown producing for Brown’s production company PCMA Productions. Jake Bongiovi and Isobel Richards will executive produce for PCMA. Michael Dreyer will also serve as an EP.
When will production start on Enola Holmes 3?
In late 2024, we heard that Enola Holmes 3 was eying a Q1 2025 production start, which aligns with Millie Bobby Brown’s now-free status following a year-long shoot on Stranger Things’ fifth and final season.
A new production listing suggests that filming will begin in mid-April 2025 and last for 12 weeks. The film will be shot around the United Kingdom, including at Netflix’s London Shepperton Studios, and will wrap up sometime in July 2025. The Knowledge also notes that the movie will move to the Southern European island of Malta for a “few weeks” towards the end of production.
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What will happen in Enola Holmes 3?
Given that the movies no longer follow the blueprints of the book, we can only look to the second movie’s ending for hints as to what’s coming next. Of course, we know we can expect Enola to be on the sniff for a new case in London. With the conspiracy of the factory poison solved, Enola Holmes opens a London office for her new detective agency. Meanwhile, Sherlock has a new roommate, Dr. John Watson. Moriarty, Sherlock’s big nemesis, has escaped and could be the main antagonist in any future entry.
So far, the only logline Netflix has provided is as follows:
“Adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.”
Who is starring in Enola Holmes 3?
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On April 22nd, 2025, Netflix announced the first six returning characters for the sequel:
- Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, The Electric State) as Enola Holmes
- Louis Partridge (Pistol, Disclaimer) as Ernest Tewksbury
- Himesh Patel (Yesterday, The Assessment) as Dr. Watson
- Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune, Ballerina) as Mira Troy
- Henry Cavill (Mission Impossible- Fallout, Man of Steel) as Sherlock Holmes
- Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, Harry Potter) as Eudoria Holmes
In addition to the above, ProductionWeekly has stated that Susan Wokoma and Adeel Akhtar will reprise their roles as Edith and Lestrade, respectively.
We can also confirm two smaller roles for the new movie, too. Bern Collaço (Batman) will play an Officer, and Mike Parish (Lockerbie, The Obituary) will play Viscount Chelmsford.
Are you excited about Enola Holmes’s return for a third Netflix entry? Let us know in the comments.
Rating: PG-13
