Benedict Cumberbatch is "Desperate" For BBC's Sherlock To Be US Success
"I'd love it to hit the mainstream this time. Because I just think it's of that quality, and it belongs there."
Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch is "desperate" for the contemporary BBC detective drama to be a massive hit in the United States. The actor has revealed to The New York Times that he believes Sherlock, whose second series finally airs on Sunday, May 6 on PBS, is just a "cult thing" and has yet to become the mainstream success that it is in the UK. The 35-year-old actor told The New York Times; "I'm desperate for America to really take to this... It has taken it into its heart as a cult thing, but I'd love it to hit the mainstream this time. Because I just think it's of that quality, and it belongs there."Cumberbatch's comments come just as CBS are plotting an Americanised version of the BBC show with "Elementary", which is not strictly a remake but is definitely an influence as the US show takes Arthur Conan Doyle's super sleuth detective to a modern day New York City setting. That show will feature Johnny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as a female Doctor Watson and will get a full series depending on the success of an initial pilot. A third series of BBC's Sherlock we heard previously is likely but is at least a year away from production, if not more.