'Sherlock' Season 4 has a premiere date and it's as early as 2017 will allow

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No, seriously, what's earlier than the first day of the year? BBC announced via Facebook today that Sherlock will return after three years on January 1, 2017.

"The Six Thatchers" will be the first of three episodes including "The Dying Detective" and a third, unnamed episode.

Star Benedict Cumberbatch said earlier this month that the latest season "feels like the end of an era."


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"It goes to a place where it will be pretty hard to follow on immediately," he told GQ.

While that thought is too terrifying to entertain in the slightest, luckily, fans won't have to. We still have three full-length episodes left with the Baker Street detective, and come January, the game will be afoot once more.

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Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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