After the shocking ending to season 3, Sherlock is finally coming back with a fourth season. Aftr a long break of two years, it seems very hard to be waiting again for the new season. Fans of the show will be curious to find out when the premier of season 4 will take place. The creators have announced a 2016 release but previous sources have said the BBC is pushing for a Christmas Day 2014 release.

The first three seasons of Sherlock have been very successful at getting the attention of its viewers. The last season of the series got very high rankings on TV, so viewers can expect that the team behind the popular and thrilling series is putting in hard work to make the new season even more interesting for the viewers.

In the new season, a lot of new characters will be introduced. It is highly likely that several familiar faces will also return. These characters will include Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson, Rupert Graves as D.I. Greg Lestrade, and Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper.

Fans of Sherlock get this: the crime drama series has been aired in over 200 countries. First airing on British television, the drama presented a contemporary adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The television drama series was created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. The star cast of the drama includes Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson.

The first series of the drama had four episodes, which aired in 2010. The second season was aired in 2012 and then the third season was announced. When the third season aired in 2014 it became the most watched drama series of the United Kingdom since 2001. Season 3 of the show featured a premiere of ninety minutes while the series is divided into three episodes, which you should watch if you haven't yet. The name of the first episode is "The Empty Hearse". Episode 2 is called "The Sign of Three" and episode three was named "His Last Vow."