Roku Greenlights Scarlett Holmes Series With Lucy Hale

<p><strong>SAN JOSE — <&sol;strong>Roku has greenlit a new series starring Lucy Hale called &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Scarlett Holmes&comma;” a Roku Original limited series that puts a fresh&comma; romantic spin on the legendary world of Sherlock Holmes&period; The limited series&comma; produced by Jaggi Entertainment&comma; will debut exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2027&period;  Hale will also executive produce the series&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A modern descendant of Sherlock Holmes&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Scarlett Holmes” &lpar;Lucy Hale&rpar; has inherited her family’s legendary powers of observation&comma; but instead of solving crimes&comma; she takes on mysteries of love&comma; dating&comma; and relationships&period; In each episode&comma; Scarlett is joined by her trusty sidekick&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Jane Watson&comma;” as they help clients navigate mixed signals&comma; secret crushes&comma; romantic dilemmas&comma; and everything in between&period; But while Scarlett may be an expert at solving everyone else’s romantic problems&comma; her own love life proves far more difficult to decipher&period; When she falls for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ollie Moriarity” — a charming podcast producer secretly planning an exposé on her methods —she’s faced with the toughest case of all&colon; her own&period;  Each episode’s storyline draws inspiration from a beloved romantic comedy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Lucy Hale has the wit&comma; warmth and comedic instincts that make her the perfect creative partner to bring &OpenCurlyQuote;Scarlett Holmes’ to life&comma;” <strong>said Brian Tannenbaum&comma; Head of Roku Originals&period;<&sol;strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This smart&comma; sophisticated series celebrates two genres our streamers love—romance and mystery—through a fresh&comma; playful take on one of the most recognizable legacies in storytelling&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am a true diehard fan of romantic comedies&comma; and &OpenCurlyQuote;Scarlett Holmes’ has that special something that made me fall in love with the genre in the first place&comma;” <strong>said Lucy Hale&period; <&sol;strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;And I love that it brings mystery into the rom-com world in a way that feels really fresh and fun&period; It’s charming&comma; sexy&comma; funny&comma; and has a lot of heart&period; Scarlett is smart&comma; curious&comma; a little complicated&comma; and like so many of us&comma; looking for love&period; I feel completely thrilled to step into her shoes&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;&OpenCurlyQuote;Scarlett Holmes’<em> <&sol;em>is the kind of smart&comma; feel-good storytelling audiences crave&period; Partnering with Roku on such a charming project has been an exciting journey&comma; and we can’t wait for viewers to fall in love with Scarlett and her world&comma;” <strong>said Steve Jaggi&comma; CEO Jaggi Entertainment&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lucy Hale has an impressive social media following with 22&period;3 million Instagram followers&period; Hale has starred in projects including the Lionsgate feature &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;F&comma; Marry&comma; Kill”&semi; Hulu’s &num;1 ranked movie &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Which Brings Me to You”&semi; the romantic comedy &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Puppy Love&comma;” which ranked &num;3 worldwide&semi; the film &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Hating Game&comma;” based on the bestselling novel&semi; the AMC crime series &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ragdoll”&semi; and her role in Freeform’s &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Pretty Little Liars&period;” Most recently&comma; she wrapped production on the thriller &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Legacy” and the romantic comedy &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Princess&period;” Hale’s creative talents have also led her to executive producing the mystery drama &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dead Letters&comma;” which is currently in development at Netflix&period; She will star in a dual role in the adaptation of the 2017 novel by Caite Dolan-Leach&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Scarlett Holmes” is produced by Jaggi Entertainment with Sophie Tilson and Steve Jaggi serving as executive producers&period;<strong> <&sol;strong>Lucy Hale also serves as executive producer&period; The series is written by Paris Herbert-Taylor and Katie Wilbert&period;The series is overseen by Morgan Pichinson and Sabrina Lyall on behalf of Roku&period; Jaggi Entertainment handles international sales&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lucy Hale is represented by CAA and Reel Talent Management&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;