[9:24] Benedict Cumberbatch, best actor nominee for his role in "The Imitation Game," and his wife Sophie Hunter arrive at the 87th Academy Awards
Benedict Cumberbatch, best actor nominee for his role in "The Imitation Game," and his wife Sophie Hunter arrive at the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2015. Reuters/Lucas Jackson

There is still no news on when the production on “Sherlock” Season 4 will begin. Steven Moffat, co-creator of “Sherlock,” has said that they have yet to begin writing the new season. He, however, has said that the new season is going to be about “consequences.”

Moffat told Entertainment Weekly (EW) that “chickens come to roost.” He hinted that the three episodes of “Sherlock” Season 4 are going to be dark in some ways, though the fun element of “Sherlock” will be there as well as "Sherlock Holmes romp." The co-creator said, “... there’s a sense of… things… coming back to bite you.” Moffat described some of the days in the new season as “bloody frightening.”

Moffat has said the first season of “Sherlock” was about the beginning of Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes’ friendship. The second season, according to him, was about the “formative stages,” comprising of love, fear and loss, while the third was “good days, me and my pal and my pal’s wife.” And, the fourth season will feature the consequences, he said to EW.

He also told EW that “Sherlock” Season 4 will be intense and is going to a “tougher series,” with emotional upheaval, that is going to make fans desperate for Season 5. The writing duo is planning to put the fans through the mill. Moffat said that they have not yet decided on the guest-stars for Season 4.

Earlier this year in January, “Sherlock” actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman were seen in Victorian costumes at Gloucester Cathedral while filming the one-off, special episode, which is widely expected to air on Christmas day. The special episode will be solving Moriarty’s reappearance mystery. In "Sherlock" Season 3 finale, the dead man appeared on television screens across UK, saying "Did you miss me." Moffat has confirmed that the episode is set in Victorian London and it will take place more than 100 years ago, according to EW’s report. He did not reveal how Victorian era is linked to Moriarty's reappearance.

Moffat also told EW that they wanted the 90-minute-long special episode to have its own entity. He has been quoted as saying, “It’s kind of in its own little bubble.” The co-creator also revealed that they have almost completed the production on the special episode.

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