There was never much doubt that Enola Holmes would be back. The Netflix mystery franchise has been one of the streamer’s more reliable crowd-pleasers, mixing YA adventure, period drama, and just enough family chaos to keep everything moving. But now the third movie is finally stepping into view, and it sounds like Enola’s next case is going to take her a lot farther from home than before. After teasing the next chapter for a while, Netflix has now officially unveiled first-look images from Enola Holmes 3 and confirmed when fans can expect the movie to arrive.
Enola Holmes 3 will debut globally on Netflix on July 1, 2026. This time around, adventure takes Enola to Malta, where her personal and professional ambitions collide in what’s being described as her most tangled and treacherous case yet. That alone gives the third film a slightly bigger feel, but it also sounds like the movie will continue pushing Enola forward as both a detective and a young woman trying to figure out what comes next. As she juggles a brand-new mystery and the next stage of her relationship with Tewkesbury, the story looks set to build on the emotional momentum of the last two movies while still giving audiences the same fast-moving mystery energy the series is known for.
Millie Bobby Brown returns as Enola Holmes, alongside Louis Partridge as Tewkesbury, Himesh Patel as Dr. John Watson, Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Moriarty, Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, and Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes. That’s a great cast to have come back, and it should give the third film a nice mix of continuity and fresh tension as Enola’s world keeps expanding.
Is ‘Enola Holmes’ Any Good?
Collider’s review stated that Enola Holmes 2 avoids the usual sequel trap by building on what worked in the first movie instead of just repeating it. This time, Enola opens her own detective agency, only to get pulled into a much larger and more layered case involving a missing girl, a wider conspiracy, and help from both Tewksbury and Sherlock. The result is a sequel that feels bigger, sharper, and more confident without losing the charm that made the first one work.
At just over two hours long, Enola Holmes 2 is tightly paced, leaving just enough breathing room for the characters to thrive and do what they do best. It is a film with a lot of moving parts, but not so many that the audience will lose track, and in that way, is a film deserving of a rewatch — or several.
Enola Holmes 3 will debut globally on Netflix on July 1, 2026.
- Release Date
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September 23, 2020
- Runtime
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123 minutes
- Writers
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Jack Thorne, Nancy Springer, Arthur Conan Doyle
- Sequel(s)
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Enola Holmes 2
