Every timeless hero needs a timeless villain. Batman has the Joker, Clarice Starling has Hannibal Lecter, and Luke Skywalker has Darth Vader. But in the world of literature, one villain stands above the rest in terms of cunning, memorability, and unpredictability: Professor James Moriarty, the longtime nemesis of Sherlock Holmes.
Moriarty has appeared onscreen in countless forms, but a new show will give him something he’s never had. For the first time, the Napoleon of Crime will step out of Sherlock Holmes’ shadow and take on a mystery of his own.
