What with Jodie Whittaker taking charge of the TARDIS in Doctor Who, it seems the path has finally been paved for female-fronted shows. And now, Sherlock Holmes has been recast as a woman.

Putting a new spin on the classic crime series, Hulu Japan and HBO Asia have launched Miss Sherlock, which sees a woman play the lead detective.

The eight-part drama will pay homage to the classic novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle but will be set in modern-day Tokyo with both lead characters played by Japanese women – Yuko Takeuchi as Sherlock and Shihori Kanjiya as Watson (or Dr Wato Tachibana).

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HBO Asia's CEO Jonathan Spink told Deadline that the network has based much of its success on original shows, "so it is great that we are doing something in our little way in Asia".

It comes after CBS series Elementary changed the gender of Dr Watson, with Lucy Liu taking on the role of Sherlock's dedicated sidekick.

Miss Sherlock premieres April 2018.

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