The BBC Sherlock sequence with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman has “a future,” says one of many present’s producers.
Sherlock premiered in 2010. The sequence had 4 three-episode seasons, together with a particular “The Abominable Bride” episode that aired between the third and fourth seasons, earlier than it in the end concluded in 2017. Cumberbatch performed Sherlock Holmes within the sequence, whereas Dr. John Watson was performed by Freeman.
Whereas Sherlock presumably ended after Season 4, producer Sue Vertue says the sequence will seemingly return sooner or later sooner or later.
Sherlock producer Sue Vertue says the sequence has a future
“We love that present and there’s a future for it,” she informed Deadline. “Someday. Possibly. If everybody desires to do it…I’ve nonetheless obtained the set in storage someplace, which might be rotten, to be sincere with you. It’s simply getting all people aligned, it’s getting the actors to wish to do it.”
Mark Gatiss, who co-created the sequence with Steven Moffatt and in addition performs Mycroft Holmes, has beforehand spoken about eager to make a Sherlock movie with Cumberbatch and Watson.
He informed The Guardian in 2023, “Individuals assume you possibly can simply wave a wand. It’s extremely tough to get individuals and get movies made. I bear in mind speaking to Edgar Wright about Ant-Man, into which he put eight years of his life after which didn’t make. Eight years isn’t wanting a decade. Add a number of of these up, you’re useless and also you’ve made 4 movies. However, additionally, we had been genuinely serious about making them for TV as a result of we love TV. We might like to make a Sherlock film. It’s the pure factor to do.”
Gatiss additionally talked about eager to make a movie when talking to Deadline on the 2024 Olivier Awards; nevertheless, just like Vertue’s remark, he mentioned that “making an attempt to get everybody collectively could be very tough.”
All 4 seasons of Sherlock are presently streaming on Hulu.