‘The Irregulars’ review: Sherlock Holmes spin-off is a satisfying supernatural diversion

Based on the Baker Street Irregulars, the series on Netflix offers mystery and monster seekers enough to root for

When a character tells Sherlock Holmes of the seductive power of believing in cause and effect, she is tapping into our collective love for solving puzzles. We like mysteries and the solvers because it is our way of imposing order on a chaotic and uncaring universe. . The Irregulars are based on the Baker Street Irregulars, the street urchins Holmes contacted to get information on the unsavory parts of London. In this re-telling, Holmes (Henry Lloyd-Hughes) is a drug-addled wreck, and it is his trusty sidekick and chronicler, John Watson (Royce Pierreson) who hires a group of troubled, tough teens to investigate unusual crimes that seem to be plaguing London.