2014年エミー賞でミニシリーズ・脚本賞を受賞したスティーヴンモファットが、2015年後半より撮影開始予定の『SHERLOCK/シャーロック』シリーズ4について、「我々の計画は衝撃的なもの(devastating)になると思っています。実際に、内容を話すとキャストは泣いてしまいました。マーク・ゲイティスと私はとても張り切っていて、おそらく今までの『SHERLOCK/シャーロック』以上にワクワクしています。正直なところ、前シリーズを超えられると考えています」と話しました。

また、シャーロック役のベネディクト・カンバーバッチが今回のエミー賞会場にいなかったことについて、"too big to come to the Emmys."とジョークを飛ばしてもいます。

The Hollywood Reporter:'Sherlock' Boss Says Season 4 Plan Is "Devastating"

"We have a plan to top it ? and actually I do think our plan is devastating," he teased. "We practically reduced our cast to tears by telling them the plan. Honestly, Mark [Gatiss] and myself are so excited with what we've got coming up, probably more excited than we've ever been about Sherlock. … Honestly I think we can [top the last season]."

Moffat spoke of the surge of Emmy recognition the show has received in its third year. “We’ve won outside of America, which is a place," Moffat deadpanned. "We were just starting to think that that phase of our lives was dying down because as shows get older they don’t win as often ? just like people. We’re delighted that we’ve made it here and hopefully this gets more people watching. That’d be great.”