Cumberbatch will star in and executive produce new drama The Child in Time, based on Ian McEwan’s 1987 novel.
The BBC and Masterpiece will naturally take as much Cumberbatch as they can get, but could The Child in Time keep him in the family long enough for that elusive fifth Sherlock season?
I’m so proud The Child In Time will be the first drama produced by SunnyMarch TV.
It could be some time before we learn if Benedict Cumberbatch ever gives us another 90 minutes of Sherlock, but Masterpiece and BBC have another way to fill the void.