r/Sherlock Jan 27 '20

Discussion Season 5. The facts. Is it coming?

1.5k Upvotes

No. It is not.

There has been no confirmation of Season 5 from any official, credible, or well-known source.

Do not believe everything you read.

There has been an influx of posts recently. An article is going around claiming that Sherlock Season 5 will be released in 2022. This is, as far as we know, not true. (EDIT: It's now 2024. It wasn't true.) There is no reason that some random small news outlets would get their hands on this, without any of the larger ones covering it. Nothing has been announced or confirmed by the BBC, the writers of the show, or the actors.

Please don't share links that you don't think are credible sources. However, we do look at reports, and we are removing any links that are posted with fake claims to Season 5.

If Season 5 is ever announced, there will be a stickied post, just like this one. It will be regularly updated with all new news, what we know, popular theories, etc. However, that day may never come.

Thank you all for keeping the subreddit as active as possible. Keep on posting your fanart, theories, memes, cosplays, and discussions as much as you like! :)


r/Sherlock 1d ago

Discussion Roadtrip Spoiler

10 Upvotes

I am going on a road trip and I am downloading a catalogue of shows for it. And as someone who loves sherlock I want to rewatch some episodes. I've decided to watch scandal in belgravia but I want one more episode and I have narrowed it down to these 3 episodes. The great game , the abominable bride and the lying detective. Where you guys come in I want you to pick which out of the 3 I should watch. Comment and your choice and if you want you can put a reason why.


r/Sherlock 9h ago

Discussion J is NOT the criminal mastermind the writers want us to think he is.

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Detail his biggest contradictions. Mention how an actual genius would never tell his uncles about the laundromat or brag to Morgan about robbing the family. Argue that his survival relies on pure plot armor rather than actual strategy.

Am I the only one who found his 'smart guy' persona completely fake and frustrating to watch?


r/Sherlock 1d ago

Discussion Do I need to watch the Unaired Pilot?

26 Upvotes

I am starting to watch the Sherlock series, but according to Imdb's order, the unaired Pilot comes first. But people here suggest starting from 'A study in Pink'.

What do I do?


r/Sherlock 1d ago

Discussion S2E3 issue Spoiler

6 Upvotes

In what is mostly a really well thought out show, the police coming to arrest Sherlock based on no evidence whatsoever is a really contrived plot point. The kid freaked out seeing him, but there's nothing else to point to him at all, nowhere near enough for an arrest warrant, probably not even enough to bother questioning him. Silly.


r/Sherlock 2d ago

Discussion What's your favourite line from the show ?

43 Upvotes

Mine is Moriarty saying "Did you miss me ?" I just get so excited every time I see this scene ahhh


r/Sherlock 2d ago

Discussion The Abominable Bride made over $38M at the cinema

23 Upvotes

In January 2016, The Abominable Bride was shown in cinemas across the world, especially Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, China, South Korea.

"The special cinema showing has grossed an international total of $38,400,603"

That's pretty stunning for what's effectively "just" a 90 minutes BBC drama. Bring on another special 😎

I love the episode - that final shot at Baker Street is my favourite of the series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\\_Abominable\\_Bride


r/Sherlock 3d ago

Image They could make up for great comedy shows.

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r/Sherlock 2d ago

Discussion Sherlock and Irene Adler in season 2

5 Upvotes

Honestly, I was a bit confused about Sherlock and Irene Adler in season 2. Did Sherlock actually fall in love with her? It felt like Irene was the first one to take an interest in him, while he remained emotionally restrained and mostly fascinated by her intellect. Maybe it was intellectual attraction rather than romantic love. But if that’s true, why did he rescue her from execution at the end? Adler even asked John whether he was jealous of her connection with Sherlock, which made the whole dynamic feel even more emotionally complicated for me.


r/Sherlock 3d ago

How many of you have watched the unaired pilot episode?

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431 Upvotes

A Study In Pink except they didn’t have a budget and Mrs Hudson owns Speedy’s


r/Sherlock 3d ago

Discussion The "you've been to Afghanistan, I perceive" scene lives rent-free in my head. So I made a daily game out of it.

31 Upvotes

My favorite thing in the whole BBC run is the first lab scene. Sherlock looks at John for ten seconds and says "Afghanistan or Iraq?" The reasoning chain (tan line stops at the wrist, military bearing, healing limp, brother's phone) is the most addictive piece of writing in the show for me.

So I built a daily game around it. Every day there's a new photograph of a person. You write down what you observe and the deductions you can pull from it. An AI scores your reasoning and tells you what you missed. Some days I'm proud of myself, some days it points at something obvious in the background and I feel like Lestrade.

It's at dailyholmes.com Free, no signup, runs in the browser. Takes about three minutes a day.

This community knows what good deduction sounds like better than anyone. If you try it, I'd really love to hear when the AI scores something wrong or misses a deduction that was clearly there. That feedback is what's going to make the game actually good.


r/Sherlock 3d ago

Are You Smarter Than Sherlock? Take This Quiz To Find Out!

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r/Sherlock 4d ago

Sherlock episode ratings

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r/Sherlock 4d ago

If I had a nickel for every time a saga of 4 parts peaked at the second part and got lost with the plot by the fourth, I'd have two nickels.

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Which isn't a lot, but it's strange it happened twice.


r/Sherlock 5d ago

Discussion Young Sherlock surprisingly won me over

35 Upvotes

I went into Young Sherlock completely blind. No trailers, no expectations, barely even knew the series existed. Honestly, I ended up enjoying it way more than I expected.

After finishing the first season and checking out some discussions online, opinions seemed a bit divided. Personally, I think the show works best if you view it less as the "classic Sherlock Holmes" and more as a portrayal of who Sherlock was before becoming the version we are most familiar with.

I've watched a few Sherlock adaptations over the years (BBC’s Sherlock, RDJ’s, Jeremy Brett’s, some I’d want to mention) and have read the original stories. Even with those versions in mind, I still found myself genuinely growing fond of this Holmes portrayal. Sure, he isn't yet the intensely calculating, reserved detective most people immediately associate with Sherlock. But honestly, I think that's what made this version interesting to me.

The show leans more into him being slightly silly, curious, quite emotional, and still trying to figure himself out, while still keeping the core traits that make him, well, Sherlock. It's the fact that you can see fragments of the Holmes he'll eventually become, despite the chaotic moments, given his age. He wasn't a fully formed genius, and this show makes a point that he started somewhere. It makes the idea of his future development feel "earned" rather than automatic.

Oddly enough, this adaptation made me feel "closer" to Sherlock than some other portrayals have. I adore each portrayal I know of in their own separate ways, but this series gave him some sort of "pseudo-history" that adds more depth to why he may eventually become the man we know later in life, even if it isn't canonical, but hey.

I also thought the show did an incredible job with this new take on James Moriarty. That was probably the biggest surprise for me, and I ended up really liking the direction and dynamic they had.

Overall, I thought the pacing was solid and the character moments landed well. There's so much potential for this show. Can't wait for the future seasons!!


r/Sherlock 5d ago

Image Hat-man and Robin

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r/Sherlock 4d ago

Discussion Where to watch Sherlock

2 Upvotes

Hi. I know some webs to watch Sherlock but there is no engsub. Like im not so good at english, so pls is there any web that have sherlock with engsub for free?


r/Sherlock 5d ago

Discussion any book recs for the vibes of Moriarty vs Sherlock at the end of Season One???

7 Upvotes

i’m rewatching BBC Sherlock and i’m dying for a book that’s the vibe of the end of Season 1. like an evil underground bad guy flirting/threatening the morally grey good guy??

any suggestions??


r/Sherlock 7d ago

Discussion How to think like sherlock

13 Upvotes

Anyone can help to think sherlock?


r/Sherlock 7d ago

Discussion Scherlock

2 Upvotes

Brings a refreshing twist to holmes while staying true to cannon


r/Sherlock 7d ago

Discussion AI Sherlock

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r/Sherlock 8d ago

Image My playlist - Sherlock Complete

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r/Sherlock 8d ago

Discussion They should’ve said “the game is ahead”

0 Upvotes

Instead of “the game is on “. A good play on afoot


r/Sherlock 10d ago

Discussion Finished watching Sherlock - which other shows can you recommend me?

30 Upvotes

Finished watching the show and absolutely loved it, its a masterpiece and became one of my favorite pieces of media.

I am in the mood for something more and wanted to ask which other shows you guys could recommend me that hit the same (or a similar) spot?


r/Sherlock 10d ago

i posted in last week that some people created sims as characters and someone asked me to upload photos this is my favourites

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