"Enola Holmes 3" Gets Long-Awaited Filming Update

The third chapter in the beloved Enola Holmes franchise continues to make exciting progress months after it was officially announced. 

Digital Spy confirmed that "Enola Homes 3" has begun filming in the U.K., where its prequels were also produced. It is currently shooting at Shepperton Studios, with some filming set for Malta later on in production. 

No release date has been set yet for the upcoming movie, and neither are there details about its plot. Even so, fans can expect Enola Holmes 3 to explore some unfinished storylines in the second installment, including Sharon Duncan-Brewster's Moriarty escaping from prison and the introduction of Himesh Patel's Dr John Watson. 

In addition, the new film has Philip Barantini taking over as director from Harry Bradbeer, who helmed the first two movies. Barantini recently gained more popularity for his work on Adolescence, which is a Netflix hit and became the first streaming show to top the U.K. weekly ratings last month.

As expected, Millie Bobby Brown, who portrays the title character in the franchise, will return in the threequel, but it remains uncertain if Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, and Susan Wokoma will be back. 

Cavill plays the renowned private detective Sherlock Holmes and Enola’s older brother; Carter stars as the duo’s mother, Eudoria Holmes, while Wokoma portrays Edith, a friend of Enola and Sherlock who runs a secret martial arts class.

News of the next Enola Holmes movie beginning production may not be surprising, considering that Brown revealed a filming window earlier in March. 

 "I'm going to be doing an Enola Holmes 3 this year. We start filming in the coming weeks. I'm very excited." She told Collider at the time, months before then it was hinted that the project may take a “darker” direction with Barantini’s vision.

The Sherlock Holmes-inspired franchise is based on Nancy Springer’s book series of the same name. It began in 2020 with the first chapter, which saw Enola travel to London to find her missing mother but end up on a thrilling adventure, pairing up with a runaway lord as they attempt to solve a mystery that threatens the entire country. "Enola Holmes 2" followed in 2022 but didn’t adapt one of Springer's novels; instead, it took real-life inspiration from the 1888 matchgirls' strike.