By: Keaton Marcus

Coming soon, Netflix is releasing Enola Holmes, based upon the book by Nancy Springer.. However, their new film and the streaming service itself is being sued by the Conan Doyle Estate for copyright infringement and trademark violations.

The anticipated movie stars Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock’s spunky younger sister, as well as casting Henry Cavill as the iconic Sherlock. The Hollywood Reporter explained that the lawsuit targets Netflix, Legendary Pictures, Penguin Random House and author Nancy Springer. Just six years ago, it was ruled that all the Arthur Conan Doyle stories written before 1923 were public domain, but the Doyle Estate do have claim to the last 10 stories written between 1923 to 1927.

The lawsuit “alleges that the difference between the public domain stories and the copyrighted ones is emotions.” The stories that the Estate owns the later stories where Sherlock Holmes shows warmth and emotion after he lost his son and brother. In Springer’s novels, and, of course, the movie, Holmes is and will be portrayed as warmer. However, that means that they are violating the Doyle’s claims to Sherlock’s more emotional latter life. Basically, Henry Cavill’s Sherlock in Enola Holmes is based on character traits owned by the Estate.

We’ve seen this whole shenanigan before. The Estate also sued Miramax for their acclaimed Mr. Holmes in 2015, which tells the story of a retiring Sherlock, but that case was eventually settled. Sherlock’s retirement is only apart of his final stories, which are owned by the Estate.

Enola Holmes is scheduled to arrive on Netflix this September. The film also stars Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes and Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes.