Sherlock season 3: Episode 1 teaser trailer, "The Empty Hearse" premiere date October 31? [VIDEO]

Sherlock season 3 is expected to release later this fall or early 2014, with latest rumors suggesting an October 31 premiere date. The date for the season 3 premiere of the hit show was listed on IMDB, but the show's producer, Sue Vertue, confirmed that the date is just a 'place-holder' and not confirmed.

Mark Gatiss, the actor who plays Mycfort Holmes, revealed earlier this year that episode 1 of the season 3 premiere will be titled "The Empty Hearse."

The season 2 finale of the series ended with Sherlock Holmes presumed dead, and the new title leaves fans wondering what happens to the detective.

A teaser trailer was also released last month, which shows actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes, appearing to some of his friends in a 30-second clip.

Sherlock is a British television crime drama with a contemporary update to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The show was created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Six episodes have been produced so far. The first three episodes aired in 2010, and series 2 aired in 2012. Production for series 3 started in March 2013. n in March 2013.

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