A first look trailer for Season 4 of the BBC/PBS Masterpiece hit series Sherlock was unveiled during Comic-Con last week that "promises that 'everything they know will be tested' and teases an intense, surprisingly action-heavy fourth season that seems closer to John le Carré than Arthur Conan Doyle," Deadline reported.
At a panel featuring actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Amanda Abbington--as well as co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue--Benedict, Abbington and Gatiss agreed "that this season will be the darkest thing the showrunners have ever written for the show--'a real emotional roller coaster,' said Cumberbatch, but, Gatiss added, 'with jokes.' "
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Samira Wiley (Orange Is the New Black) has joined the cast of The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The 10-episode drama stars Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men). Bruce Miller (The 100) wrote the script and will executive produce with Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Warren Littlefield and Ilene Chaiken. Atwood is a consulting producer on the project, which was previously adapted as a feature film in 1990 starring Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall. The Handmaid's Tale will premiere in 2017.