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Sherlock: Season 4

3 episodes Premiered Jan 1, 2017 Updated Sep 20, 2026

Sherlock Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 3 episodes.

Previously on Sherlock

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Sherlock Season 3.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

Sherlock Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 3 episodes.

Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S4·E1 Mytharc

The Six Thatchers

Jan 1, 2017

Why is someone destroying images of Margaret Thatcher? Is there a madman on the loose? Or is there a much darker purpose at work?

S4·E2 Core

The Lying Detective

Jan 8, 2017

Sherlock faces perhaps the most chilling enemy of his long career: the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith – a man with a very dark secret indeed.

S4·E3 Mytharc

The Final Problem

Jan 15, 2017

Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Moriarty's vengeance.