The modern-day TV version of Sherlock Holmes popularized by the series "Sherlock" will be returning for Season 4.
According to IDigital Times, the upcoming season is predicted to be more explosive than the previous ones. Moreover, the show's creative team reportedly has revealed that they are creating a one-episode special that will air before season 4 of "Sherlock" premieres. This one-episode special was reportedly filmed earlier this year and will be expected to air during the holiday season.
This one episode special is said to be separate from the main TV series. It reportedly will take viewers back to the Victorian era, the original era where the short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was set. According to IDigital Times, BBC was lauded for modernizing the Sherlock Holmes stories without losing the original key elements.
During an appearance for an interview at the Radio Times Festival on Sunday, show creator Steven Moffat was reportedly asked if the lead character would be a woman or if there would be a female version of Sherlock Holmes. According to Independent, he replied, "We would never do that because we've got our version but if someone wanted to do a quirky version of Sherlock Holmes and simply made Sherlock Holmes a woman - you wouldn't even have to change the name, I don't think you'd have to change much of the dialogue - I think it would fit."
According to Den of Geek, the makers of "Sherlock" on the other hand, have not started filming the fourth season yet but one of the creators, Steven Moffat, has told Collider during an interview, "Mark (Gatiss) will be starting very soon, he may have started. I've got to finish my Doctor Who Christmas special, and then I'll be straight onto Sherlock after that." And based on the report by iDigital Times, season 4 may begin filming early 2016.
