Character-centred transmedia narratives Sherlock Holmes in the 21st century

Abstract

Characters have not been studied in depth by transmediality theories, which instead focus on the concept of world-building that belongs to transmedia storytelling (Jenkins, 2006). The main theoretical issues around the central concept of transmedial characters’ identity are addressed in this paper, and are applied to the study of the television series Sherlock (BBC One, 2010-). Lastly, a proposal is made to place transmedial characters at the centre of certain transmedial narratives, on the same level as transmedial worlds.