New ‘Sherlock’ Image Teases Special Episode To Air In 2015
New episodes ofSherlockprobably won’t hit the air, at least in America, until 2016. If we’re lucky, maybe late 2015, but nothing is set in stone. Well, that’s not entirely true.Benedict CumberbatchandMartin Freeman, who’ll both be seen inThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, will soon shoot a special episode of the show that will air during 2015.
We don’t know exactly what will happen in the episode as the finale of the third season offered quite the cliffhanger, but we have the first image that hints at the story. Maybe this episode won’t actually be in sequential order with the rest of the show. Check out theSherlockspecial image and see for yourself.
TheSherlockspecial image comes from theBBC One Twitteraccount.
#221back#Sherlock#notkiddingpic.twitter.com/iTfDqfJI0R
— BBC One (@BBCOne)June 02, 2025
And here it is bigger:
Now, the hats and facial hair have lead some fans to believe this special will be some kind of either time travel episode, or ode to the Sherlock Holmes of old. Writers,Mark GatissandSteven Moffataren’t talking, but they did post this tweet as well:
This is what we’ve been doing today. Later on a pic of#Sherlockand John as they’ll appear in the Special.#221backpic.twitter.com/bdFIhcRMsW
We’ll probably hear more about this special as both Freeman and Cumberbatch do press forThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Though Cumberbatch hasThe Imitation Gamein theaters this week and we haven’t heard anything from him, so maybe I’m just hoping for the best.
Nevertheless, we will get at least one newSherlockepisode in 2015. Depending on when they shoot the fourth season, we could get those episodes too but it wouldn’t be until much later in the year.
What do you make of the new look Sherlock and Watson in this special? Do you think they’ve time traveled? Are they just going to a Halloween party? Is one of their clients eccentric enough to make them dress up? I guess we’ll find out next year.
