Prime Video adds four new actors to Young Sherlock Season 2

Prime Video has announced a significant cast overhaul for the upcoming second season of its hit series "Young Sherlock," with four new actors joining the ensemble and three major cast members from the first season departing. Production on the new season is currently underway in the United Kingdom and Italy.

The streaming service confirmed that Olivia Williams, Sophie Skelton, Indira Varma, and Aidan Gillen have joined the series as new regulars. Williams is known for roles in "The Sixth Sense" and "Dune: Prophecy," Skelton for "Outlander," Varma for "Game of Thrones" and "The Night Manager," and Gillen for "Game of Thrones" and "Peaky Blinders." Details about their characters have not been released.

Conversely, Joseph Fiennes, Zine Tseng, and Numan Acar will not return. Fiennes played Sherlock's father, Silas Holmes, whose character was left in a precarious situation at the end of the first season after going over a cliff. Acar played Silas's fixer, Esad Kasgarli, and his departure aligns with the narrative direction. Tseng, who played Princess Gulun Shouan and served as the first season's female lead, had previously expressed interest in returning, but her character's story was...