Sherlock Holmes is the one true immortal amongst detectives in popular literature. The man has been around forever, and he tends to find himself around endings that feature cliffs, guns, trains, or just… great games. But the newest take on the world of Baker Street has officially become much bigger than that.
Moriarty: The Great Chaos has officially wrapped up Treefort Media and Audible’s acclaimed audio drama trilogy, bringing Professor James Moriarty’s long-running war with Sherlock Holmes to its final, mad chapter. Released on April 30, Moriarty: The Great Chaos is the third and final installment in the globe-trotting audio series. This time around, the six-hour thriller sees the two mortal enemies forced to put their rivalry to one side when a — go with us on this one — future-predicting mathematical equation falls into the wrong hands and threatens to ignite a global war.
The finale finds Moriarty, voiced by Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings), racing alongside Sherlock Holmes, voiced by Phil LaMarr (Futurama), through a story involving sinking ships, burning cathedrals, submarine tombs, and bodies tallying up everywhere. So, fairly standard Holmes business, really.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What Is ‘Moriarty: The Great Chaos’ About?
The equation at the center of the story can supposedly predict the future, which obviously makes it valuable to every single person on the planet that doesn’t like the idea of, you know, fairness. As the situation spirals, Moriarty is forced to face his family secrets that have been buried for years, while also deciding whether he can truly trust Holmes, considering he’s spent his entire life trying to put an end to Moriarty’s ways. The final chapter also adds Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) as Moriarty’s father, just to make things even more complicated for him.
Moriarty: The Great Chaos is just one of a multitude of Holmes projects floating around in the aether at the moment. A television spin-off following Moriarty is in the works, while Young Sherlock is currently one of the most popular shows on Prime Video. On the big screen, the long-gestating Sherlock Holmes 3 with Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law may never actually end up happening, but the three involved are still hopeful.
Moriarty: The Great Chaos is available now on Audible.
