Benedict Cumberbatch will reprise his role as Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange 3

Benedict Cumberbatch will reprise his role as Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange 3.

The co-creator of Sherlock told BBC’s Today that he would “start writing tomorrow” if stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman ever decided to reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively.

Though Moffat admitted that both actors have moved on to “bigger and better things,” he still joked, “Martin and Benedict, ‘Please come back?'”

Since Sherlock ended its run after four seasons in 2017, Cumberbatch earned a second Oscar nomination for 2021’s The Power of the Dog and reprised his role of Doctor Strange in several MCU blockbusters, including 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

However, it appears that Cumberbatch will be reprising his role in the new animated series. Per CBS-owned ComicBook.com:

…it was confirmed today that Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]) is also not involved with the series and that Tom Holland won’t be voicing zombie hunter Spider-Man. However, there are plenty of names to be excited about, including Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) and Don Cheadle (War Machine [James Rhodes/Rhodey]).

Fans will be especially excited to see Cumberbatch on the line-up considering it was already revealed that Marvel’s What If… would feature an episode about “dark” Doctor Strange.