'Sherlock' Season 4 and 5 Already Planned?
Fans of PBS hit "Sherlock" can rest easy as the future of the show seems all but guaranteed. The show's co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss recently spoke at a BAFTA event where they discussed the future of the show.
According to Radio Times, Moffat and Gatiss spoke about how they had already planned out seasons 4 and 5 of "Sherlock," which is currently slated to premiere its third season in January.
"Rather excitingly, Mark and I, for no particular reason, we just got out of the rain and sat at the top of the [Sherlock] production bus ... and we just started plotting out what we could do in the future. And we plotted out the whole of series four and five," Moffat said.
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Moffat has previously allude to the potential longevity of the show. Approximately one year ago, in an interview with E!, the show creator spoke of stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman's interest in further seasons.
"We had to inform the BBC that Martin and Benedict had commissioned a new. They signed themselves up. They both announced that they were carrying on-so that's good. Benedict, at some red carpet event somewhere, said he was carrying on forever. Martin, at another one, said, 'Yep, series four is happening,'" Moffat said.
Further providing indication that "Sherlock" is here to stay is the fact that the PBS network is a fan of the show.
"We love that Sherlock fans are so passionate and eager to see Season 3. The pairing of 'Downton Abbey' and 'Sherlock' in January offers a blockbuster night of British drama only on PBS stations," Beth Hope, the PBS chief programming executive and general manager of audience programming, explained.
