'Sherlock' Season 4 Spoilers, News & Update: Productions Has Started Filming;'Terror and tragedy are looming' In The New Season

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By Catherine Brown / Apr 09, 2016 06:58 AM EDT

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Benedict Cumberbatch with his wife Sophie Hunter after receiving the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing arts and to charity during an Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on November 10, 2015 in London, England. 
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Many "Sherlock" fans are waiting for the hit TV series' return. "Sherlock" Season 4 is already in the works, but fans should still wait for months because "Sherlock" Season 4 will not be available until January 2017.

Deadline reported that three episodes are "Sherlock" Season 4 are in the works and these will surely entertain fans to bits because per the report, it promises "laughter, tears, shocks, surprises and extraordinary cases." Are you excited?

Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock" Season 4 lead star is happy that they are finally working on the new season. He said that he is"genuinely thrilled to be back filming Sherlock with all the cast and crew. I can't wait for everyone to see season four. But you will have to wait... though not for long. ... And it will be worth it."

Aside from this, "Sherlock" Season 4 will remain dark because per Zap2it, "terror and tragedy are looming" for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Will someone bid goodbye to the show? Mirror reported that "Sherlock" Season 4 will be hit by tragedies and that Mary may die. However, this is not confirmed yet as we can't tell how closely the show will follow Conan Doyle's book.

Benedict Cumberbatch returns to reprise the titular role of an active sociopath alongside Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson and Amanda Abbing as Mary. In "Sherlock" Season 4, the couple will be awaiting the arrival of their first baby.

"Sherlock" Season 4 co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis teased that their filming could be their final and it will be big time, saying, "This is the story we've been telling from the beginning. A story about to reach its climax."

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