Los Angeles, May 8 -- Actor Rafe Spall has been roped in for 'The Death of Sherlock Holmes', a European drama series centred around a fictional untold chapter in the life of the world-famous British detective Sherlock Holmes.

The project explores an imaginative extension of Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic literary universe, focusing on the mysterious period following Holmes' apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls.

The synopsis of the show read, "The series begins with one of the most famous moments in literary history: the apparent death of Sherlock Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls. While the world believes the master detective perished in his final duel with Professor Moriarty, The Death of Sherlock Holmes reveals for the first time what h...