Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch recently dropped the bombshell that he didn't know if the popular series would have a season 4.

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Cumberbatch, who plays the titular detective, spoke with Australian magazine The Advertiser about Sherlock, revealing that he does not know if a fourth season is even in the works.

"I genuinely don't know," he said, via RadioTimes. "That's not me trying to be mysterious. None of us know if there will be a fourth, fifth or sixth series."

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Luckily for Cumberbatch and fans of the popular detective series, executive producer Steven Moffat has essentially confirmed that he is working on a fourth season.

With his star rising over the past few years, Cumberbatch admitted to The Advertiser that he has been in a lot of things lately.

"I'd hate to think anyone is sick of the sight of me, although I wouldn't blame them," he said. "I've overexposed myself! Actually that sounds a bit dirty . . . I'm proud of every single project. I can genuinely say that it is varied enough, as a slate, to not fear too much overexposure. I just hope the public agree because they are seeing a lot of me."

Fellow executive producer Mark Gatiss previously said that it was getting increasingly difficult for them to get the cast together every season. Both Cumberbatch and co-star Martin Freeman (who plays Watson) are busy with big blockbusters like The Hobbit, which could potentially have a bearing on their ability to return for more episodes of Sherlock.

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