In January 2014, the third season of the British series Sherlock appeared on television, becoming one of the most anticipated January premieres. Fans had to wait two years for new episodes, while the expected dates for the premiere were postponed several times. Therefore, the question of when to wait for the next continuation of the adventures of the famous detective began to be discussed immediately after the end of the third season.
Fourth season - not earlier than in a year
Immediately after the end of the third season of the sensational television series, the British newspaper The Sun, citing an unnamed source in the Air Force, reported that Sherlock producers and scriptwriters Stephen Moffat and Mark Gattis are already working on the fourth and fifth season and intend to please the viewers with a sequel in December 2014 year. However, as noted by the publication, most likely one should not expect a full season, but a special "Christmas" episode. According to the source, the leading actors - Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman) have already signed contracts and have scheduled time for the spring shootings of the fourth season in their schedule.
The first season of “Sherlock” was released in the summer of 2010, the second premiered in January 2012, the third season was shown in January 2014 and attracted a record audience for Britain to television screens: 13 million people.
However, a few days later this joyful information for fans of the series was disproved. In particular, Martin Freeman noted that he had not yet signed the contract, so he could not comment on the issue of the timing. Nevertheless, Stephen Moffat said that the decision to continue the series was made, and work is underway on the script for new episodes. Confirmed this information and the leadership of the Air Force. Sherlock’s authors said they would try to release new episodes as soon as possible, but they should not wait for the premiere before 2015: the work will take at least a year.
But the fourth season, most likely, will not be the last: at a press conference, Stephen Moffat said that the series will continue until Benedict Cumberbatch becomes "too famous".
The role of "highly active sociopath" Sherlock Holmes made Benedict Cumberbatch truly popular. In the ranking of the most popular actors in the world according to the site IMDB STARmeter, he takes 5th place.
