IndieWire grades Enola Holmes 3 a C, praising Millie Bobby Brown but arguing the shift to a more grown-up tone and a convoluted Maltese wedding mystery drains the series’ energy; the film lands on Netflix on July 1, 2026.
Millie Bobby Brown returns as Enola in Netflix’s Enola Holmes 3, where the grown-up detective is preparing for her wedding to Lord Tewkesbury while Sherlock is kidnapped and her future mother-in-law is abducted, forcing Enola to solve the case with Dr. Watson’s help and a Moriarty shadow. The film mixes brisk action, witty narration, and imaginative visuals with a darker tone than the first two entries, and it adds a serious anti-colonialist thread. Despite some slow patches, Brown’s performance reveals greater steel and comic bite, Cavill’s Sherlock endures as a strong presence, and Helena Bonham Carter remains entertaining. It lands as an enjoyable if not unforgettable installment for Netflix fans. Release date: Friday, July 1, 2026. Director: Philip Barantini; Screenwriter: Jack Thorne; Cast includes Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge, Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter; Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 45 minutes.
Millie Bobby Brown returns as Enola in Enola Holmes 3, a stylish, fast-paced Maltese-set mystery directed by Philip Barantini; while the plot is light, the film shines with slick visuals, brisk pacing, and Enola’s evolving independence as she navigates a wedding, a Sherlock kidnapping, and a renewed clash with Moriarty against a lush, cinematic backdrop.
A Netflix-sized round-up: Enola Holmes 3 matures, pairing a Malta-set adventure with colonial critique and a romance with Lord Tewkesbury; Minions & Monsters leans into cinema-history pastiche with mixed results but shows Illumination’s love of film; John Cena’s Little Brother is a tepid, surface-level comedy about ego and family; Romería is a moving, semi-autobiographical drama about uncovering a family history in Spain, blending past and present through diaries and memory.
Millie Bobby Brown reunites with Noah Schnapp at the NYC premiere of Enola Holmes 3, highlighted among a broad round-up of celebrity sightings—from Jennifer Lopez enjoying a bed-side treat to Demi Lovato and Jutes sharing a vacation kiss, and other stars like Will Smith and Taraji P. Henson making appearances at fashion and dining events.