The Irregulars: Netflix Cancels Sherlock Holmes Spin-Off After Just One Season

The case has been officially closed for the Baker Street Irregulars, with Netflix axing the detective drama after just one season.

The Irregulars, which debuted in March for the streaming giant, followed a group of troubled teens in Victorian London, who are then coerced into solving crimes for the malignant Doctor Watson and his elusive business partner, Sherlock Holmes.

But despite the eight-part series landing in Netflix's Top 10 lists across the globe, and being well-received by critics, the platform has decided to cancel the series less than two months after its debut.

Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Irregulars starred Thaddea Graham as Bea, the leader of the gang, along with McKell David, Jojo Macari, Harrison Osterfield and Darci Shaw with recurring spots for the likes of Clarke Peters, as the Linen Man, and Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Sherlock Holmes.

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Thaddea confirmed the show's cancellation on Instagram, admitting she was "heartbroken" by the news.

"SO grateful to the entire team behind The Irregulars who showed up every day and grafted for over a year, pouring everything they had into making the show," she wrote.

"The theme of found family truly lifted off our pages and became a reality. I'm sorry we're not heading back to Baker Street. Thank you everyone who has tuned in and engaged. It means the world."

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In other, slightly more cheerful Netflix news, the platform has confirmed that Emily in Paris is back in production for its highly anticipated second season.

After its release in October last year, Emily in Paris - from the mind of Sex and The City creator Darren Star - followed a young woman who moved from Chicago to Paris to provide an American perspective to her marketing firm's boutique agency, Savoir.

Despite getting some mixed reviews from critics, the show reached 58 million households across the globe in its first 28 days, making it their most popular comedy series of 2020.

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