If you liked Enola Holmes, we reckon you’ll enjoy new family adventure movie Flavia.
Set in 1951, this new family adventure film is based on Alan Bradley’s internationally bestselling Flavia de Luce novels.
Flavia stars familiar faces like Martin Freeman (Sherlock), Jonathan Pryce (The Crown) and Toby Jones (The Detectorists), alongside young newcomer Molly Belle Wright as the title character.
It’s a Sky Original movie and Andrew Orr, Head of Originals for Sky Cinema, has promised “a beautifully crafted family film, led by an exceptional British cast whose performances elevate the story at every turn,” praising Molly Belle Wright as “a star in the making.”
Watch the trailer here:
“This fun and thrilling mystery unfolds at a crumbling manor house on the edge of a picturesque British village, where the de Luce family has lived for 500 years,” the official synopsis tells us.
“When a dead body is discovered in the cucumber patch by Flavia de Luce (Belle Wright), an eleven‑year‑old chemistry prodigy with a passion for poisons, the quiet estate is thrust into chaos. And Flavia discovers her true calling: sleuth.
“Determined to uncover how the dead body got there, Flavia launches into the investigation with fearless curiosity. But when her father, Havilland (Freeman), unexpectedly confesses to the crime, Flavia must deploy every trick in the detective’s manual to clear his name. Outwitting the local constabulary is only the beginning. The real murderer is still at large…and has their eye on her.
“What begins as a quest to save her remote, enigmatic father soon unveils far deeper family mysteries. Flavia’s relentless pursuit of the truth exposes long‑buried secrets about her father, Havilland, and revelations about her missing mother, Harriet, a spy whose legacy Flavia is destined to inherit.”
Flavia premieres in the UK exclusively on Sky Cinema and streaming service NOW on Saturday 4 April, so if we get a rainy Easter weekend, we know what we’re watching!
Director Bharat Nalluri (The Man Who Invented Christmas) has described bringing Alan Bradley’s characters to life on screen as “a genuine joy.”
