Sherlock S4 News Accumulator

Following is a series of news and spoilers for Sherlock series 4

• Air date: January 1, 2016 and January 2017
• Length: 4 90-minutes episodes
• Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss, and Amanda Abbington
• Producers: Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and Sue Vertue
• Writers: Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat (x3 each)
• Directors: Douglas Mackinnon, Rachel Talalay, Nick Hurran, and Benjamin Caron
• Trailers here and here
• Promo pictures

0. The Abominable Bride (Jan 1, 2016)

• Written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, directed by Douglas Mackinnon
• Read-through on November 25 2014, filming started on January 6 2015
• Special set in Victorian Times
• Filming spoilers here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here
• Guest starring: Natasha O'Keeffe and Tim McInnerny
• Promo pictures
• Clip
• Trailers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
• Synopsis
• Cast interviews

1. The Six Thatchers (Jan. 1, 2017)

• Written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Rachel Talalay
• Filming ran April 4 to May 7
• Filming report here
• Synopsis
• Guest starring: Daniel Hoffmann-Gill (Gold Teeth), James Holmes (passenger), Harry Gostelow (ambassador's husband), Aleksander Mikic (interrogation guard), Sacha Dhawan (AJ), Charles Edwardes (David Wellsborough), Eleanor Matsuura (DI Hopkins), Tanya Moodle (Ella), Lindsey Duncan (Lady Smallwood), Andrew Bone (Jake Sandeford), James Holmes (passenger), Hattie Ladbury (female client), Ben Abell (indignant man)

2. The Lying Detective

• Written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, directed by Nick Hurran 
• Filming ran May 16 to June 19
• Filming reports here, here, and here
• Synopsis
• Trailer
• Guest starring: Toby Jones (Culverton Smith), Sharon Ballard (police officer), Sian Brooke, Gina Bramhill, Katy Wix (Nurse Cornish), Asheq Akhtar (Sameed), David Kirkbride (police officer), Lee Knight (reporter), Miranda Hennessy (reporter), Eileen Dunwoody, Usram Akram (MI5 agent), Rhys Rusbatch (Ewan), Georgina Rylance (Cornelia), Samantha E Hunt (Amy Saunders)

3. The Final Problem

• Written by Steven Moffat, directed by Benjamin Caron
• Sees the return of Moriarty
• Will screen in theaters
• Synopsis
• Trailer
• Guest starring: Ralph Ineson (Vince), Richard Crehan (Ben), Tam Mutu (Leonard), Matt Young (police officer), Claire Foster (Velma), Honor Kneafsey (girl on plane), Brett Allen (guard), John Ramm