Back in May last year, we received, quite frankly, the BEST, film news we could have hoped for: Enola Holmes 2 was officially happening. Following the success of the first Enola Holmes film on Netflix, the streaming giant announced that a sequel is coming, tweeting: “The sequel is afoot! The adventure continues as Millie Bobby Brown & Henry Cavill return to the world of ENOLA HOLMES, reteaming with director Harry Bradbeer & writer Jack Thorne on a second film based on Nancy Springer’s book series about Sherlock Holmes’ brilliant sister.”
The original movie is one of Netflix’s most-watched films of all time with 76 million views in its first 28 days on the platform and so you can imagine that the reaction to the news was pretty mega.
Netflix confirmed that the follow up film would see the return of Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes (played by Henry Cavill) and Mycroft Holmes (Sam Claflin). But then things seemed to go quite quiet, with no trailer or release date confirmation to speak of… until now!
60 best feel-good movies that are guaranteed to boost your moodGallery57 PhotosYep, that's right, as of yesterday (Thursday 18 August), we now have a first-look trailer, a release date AND, praise be, our very own MBB shared some stills from the film to her Instagram too. Captioning the string of photos “NOLA HOLMES 2. NOV 4. Only on Netflix. #EnolaHolmes2," the post has already received over 6 million likes and thousands of comments which, to summarise, go something like this: “OMG YASSSSSS."
So what can we expect from Enola Holmes 2? We divulge everything we know about the release date, trailer, plot and returning characters, below.
When will Enola Holmes 2 be released?
Despite being officially confirmed by Netflix back in May last year, it's taken until just now for us to get our hands on a release date. In fact, only yesterday did Netflix finally reveal that the highly-anticipated second film will be out…. drum roll please… on 4 November 2022, that's *quickly counts on fingers* under three months away.
How did the first Enola Holmes film end?
After nearly two hours of action-packed adventure, at the end of the film we saw Sherlock and Mycroft try to track down Enola by placing a coded message in a newspaper. Enola doesn’t fall for this and instead goes back to her room where she has a surprise visit from her mother, Eudoria, who she’s been looking for.
Eudoria apologises for leaving Enola and reasons that it’s because she knew it wasn’t ‘safe’ to tell Enola where she was going as it has to do with her involvement in the Suffragist movement.
In the final monologue, Enola says: "I now see that being alone doesn't mean I have to be lonely. Mother never wanted that. She wanted me to find my freedom, my future, my purpose. I am a detective, I am a decipherer and I am a finder of lost souls. My life is my own. And the future is up to us."
What will the Enola Holmes 2 plot be about?
The first film ends similarly to how the first book in Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes series does - and, because there are five other books in this series, the second movie could contain any number of plot points.
The film’s director Harry Bradbeer told Decider before the second film was confirmed: "I'm delighted to say I'm not entirely sure what she's [Enola's] up to. I know quite a bit, which I can't divulge. But I'm excited about the other things that she's going to do. She's such an extraordinary character that we're going to dig out some more secrets about her.
"If we do go again, there's a lot of issues left in this dysfunctional family. Not only in the country, which is dysfunctional, but the family as well."
71 best movies of all time, in our humble opinion (and where to stream them right now)Gallery71 PhotosWho is in the Enola Holmes 2 cast?
We know that Mille and Henry have been confirmed to come back for a second round, but the sequel also brings back Louis Partridge as Tewkesbury, Helena Bonham Carter as Enola's mother Eudoria, Adeel Akhtar as Lestrade and Susan Wokoma as Edith.
Director Harry Bradbeer and writer Jack Thorne also returned for Enola Holmes 2, alongside stars David Thewlis, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Hannah Dodd, Abbie Hern, Gabriel Tierney and Serrana Su-Ling Bliss.
Is there a trailer for Enola Holmes 2?
OK, be chill, we've only just had the first-look stills! Only joking, we asked the very same question and the good news is… yes! Yes, there is a trailer, and you can watch it with your very own eyes below.
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