Fans have been patiently waiting for the fourth season of the BBC series “Sherlock,” and on New Year’s Day the wait is over. Then the first of three episodes of the season will be shown in the UK.

However, the series will not be shown on NRK or other Norwegian TV channels for the time being. The reason is, Netflix has obtained exclusive rights to broadcast the series outside the UK. And they’ll probably publish the episodes back to back the day after they air on the BBC.

Long suffering fans

The first season aired in 2010, then there were new seasons on New Year’s weekend in 2012 and 2014. Therefore, it was hoped that there would be a new season this year, but it was postponed to 2017. But like the band-aid above. wounds, long-suffering gets fans Christmas special to shorten waiting time.

And now there is speculation about what will happen in the fourth season of the series. To the BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch wonwho plays the lead role, that he is happy that fans are so involved, but he tries to avoid all speculation.

– I can’t have too many sounds and recordings while I’m working. I had to trust the director, screenwriters and actors around me to be able to create what we did.

Darker season

The fourth season will be darker than the previous three seasons. Cumberbatch’s winning streak this season also lasted longer than before.

– It tests the limits of friendship as we know it, and also redefines who the characters are. It starts with a smile, and turns dark as oil.

There is also speculation that the fourth season will be the last. But Cumberbatch could be blamed for being misquoted in an interview.

– You’ll have to see three stories in this season to understand what I’m really saying, which is that it feels like something in the series has ended. But as we always say, we will never say never. It’s better to enjoy what’s happening now than to worry about what will or won’t happen in the future.