Following its recent release in the US and Australia, the series has proved a huge hit with critics and audiences alike.
Federation International (Federation Studios’ distribution arm) announces a raft of sales for Sherlock & Daughter (8 × 1 Hour), the crime series produced by Starlings Television Distribution through its affiliate Albion Television, in association with The CW & Warner Bros. Discovery.
Nominated for Best Global Fiction Series at Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2025, the new spin on the fictional detective character originally created by author Arthur Conan Doyle now portrayed by Emmy-nominated star David Thewlis has been a huge hit with critics and audiences alike in the US and Australia. The thriller series rated as the #1 series on The CW Network in the US and the #2 series on The CW streaming platform. Within 48 hours of going live on HBO Max US, it stormed to #4 show on the app and has remained in the top 10 since then. Whilst SBS in Australia saw an average 150% increase in total audience share for the first four episodes.
Federation International handles distribution rights for the series outside Germany and German-speaking Europe where the show is represented by Palatin Media.
As such, Federation is delighted to have finalized the following territory deals with Sherlock & Daughter selling into Sky Italia, Bell Media in Canada, RTS in Switzerland, Nova in Greece
Disney in the Balkans, Tivibu in Turkey, as well as TV3 Goup in the Baltics. In addition to these sales, discussions are currently underway in Germany and other German-speaking territories.
For the record, presales included Warner Bros. Discovery in the U.K. and Ireland, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden, DR in Denmark, RUV in Iceland and Amedia in CIS.
Sherlock & Daughter follows Holmes on a sinister case that appears to have him beaten. Unable to investigate without endangering his closest friends, the legendary detective is at a loss for once until he meets the young Amelia Rojas in the aftermath of the mysterious murder of her mother. Together, they set out to solve the case and find definitive proof that Amelia is, indeed, the daughter of Sherlock Holmes.
Directed by Bryn Higgins, Sherlock & Daughter stars Emmy-nominated Fargo star David Thewlis as Sherlock Holmes, Blu Hunt as Amelia Rojas, a young Native American woman determined to prove to the world-famous sleuth that he is her father, and International Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Dougray Scott as Moriarty. The series is created, written and executive produced by Brendan Foley, with “The Closer” alum James Duff as its showrunner.
The show is a CW Original in association with Warner Bros. Discovery. It is produced by Starlings TV Distribution through its affiliate Albion Television, and co-produced by StoryFirst, in association with financiers Krempelwood and MBM3.
About Federation International:
Federation International is the distribution arm of Federation Studios, Europe’s leading production and distribution group present in 8 countries through its 35 production companies, spearheaded by founder Pascal Breton and co-led by Lionel Uzan and Marco Chimenz.
Federation International is active across drama, documentary, kids and family content, as well as cinema space – through its dedicated label Ginger & Fed.
Over the course of 10 years, Federation International has been building up a unique lineup of both in-house and third-party premium content. It has established long-term distribution agreements with multi-award winning and prominent independent producers and with both traditional and new local linear broadcasters and worldwide streamers. It is jointly led by Monica Levy and Guillaume Pommier.
