'Elementary' Season 4 Spoilers & Update: Sherlock Finds Love Interest, New Cast Joins Midseason Premiere
American procedural drama series "Elementary" is ready to return to the small screen after its short winter hiatus and it's going to bring in new drama, new adventure, new cases to solve and new faces to see.
According to a report by Design & Trend, new characters are going to show up in "Elementary" season four and one of them is going to be Sherlock Holmes' (Jonny Lee Miller) potential love interest.
The source cited that a character named Fiona Helbron will appear in an upcoming episode of the series created by Rob Doherty. The role will be played by Betty Gilpin, who is best known for her as Dr. Carrie Roman in Showtime's "Nurse Jackie."
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As detailed by Entertainment Weekly, Fiona is described as a "brilliant and socially awkward software engineer." She is introduced to Sherlock and his partner Joan (Lucy Liu) during a murder investigation. Fiona is also said to be a lot like Sherlock in the sense that she too is "odd" but has her own unique way of going through life.
The site also said that Fiona describes herself as "neuro-atypical," but others may see her differently, something like a high-functioning autistic. Gilpin will first appear in the Jan. 21 episode and will recur her role in at least one more episode.
Meanwhile, while Sherlock will meet romance, Joan will be dealing with her stepfather. In another report by Design & Trend, fans of the series will finally meet Joan's stepfather who is going to be played by "Home Alone" actor John Heard.
TV Guide reported that the two have a complicated relationship just like Sherlock and his father. "A few episodes in the season we're going to meet her stepfather and discover they have a pretty complicated relationship," series creator Rob Doherty said. "It's a theme we will hit pretty hard over the first half of the season," he added.
Aside from John Heard, CBS has also cast Virginia Madsen as a guest star, playing the role of Paige Cowen, a former NYPD detective. She's also bound to bring in some romance to Captain Gregson's (Aidan Quinn) life.
"Elementary" season 4 returns on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 10 p.m. on CBS.
