'Sherlock' Season 4: 'Expect the Unexpected,' Says Steven Moffat
Season 4 of BBC's highly-rated crime drama TV series "Sherlock" is slated to air its three episodes in early 2016. While the next interval is long, showrunners Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss announced that a full-length special will await the fans in Christmas 2015. Its production will take place in January next year.
Latest updates indicate that Moffat and the crew are planning to top its heart-stopping season 3 with the fourth installment, Deadline reported.
"We have a plan to top season 3, and our plan is so devastating that our cast was reduced to tears. (Co-creator) Mark (Gatiss) and I are excited about what we have coming up. We're a couple of fanboys," the writer said.
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Gatiss spoke with Entertainment Weekly expressing the challenges they have to face in making their "Sherlock" storyline.
"We always start with a re-introduction that builds toward a darker climax - we might just be going darker. We've got a very, very good set of ideas," he said.
The stylish, modernistic adaptation of the Conan Doyle's classic received accolades at the recent 66th Primetime Emmy Awards bagging seven nominations and taking home four wins, the most during that night. "Sherlock" won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for its lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Martin Freeman (the recently married Dr. John H. Watson), and Outstanding Writing for Moffat.
All of the mentioned awardees except Moffat weren't present during the ceremony night to claim their recognitions for undisclosed reasons.
"I was shocked and surprised," the "Doctor Who" creator spoke with the press backstage. "I was delighted we won four awards at the Creatives."
"We're delighted that we've made it here and hopefully this will get more people watching the show," he added.
