'Sherlock' Boss Says Season 4 Plan Is "Devastating" 

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'Sherlock' Boss Says Season 4 Plan Is "Devastating"

"We practically reduced our cast to tears," executive producer Steven Moffat said backstage at the Emmys

was a big winner at the 66th Primetime Emmys, taking home three awards (to go with the four the show earned at last week's Creative Arts ceremony), including trophies for stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

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In celebrating his win for writing for a miniseries/movie or dramatic special, executive producer Steven Moffat dropped some hints backstage about the British drama's anticipated fourth season, which begins production in January 2015 — which also happens to be the same time

Moffat was confident that the new season would be even more gasp-inducing than the previous year, which ended with an unexpected resurrection of a character presumed dead.

"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

 … 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.”

He remained mum on when the new episodes would be premiering. "When they go out is up to the BBC," he said. "And I am their loyal servant. I simply do what they ask me."

Moffat reassured that the creative team behind the show will continue returning to

no matter how busy they may be with other projects. "What's happening with

is unusual," he admitted. "We will keep coming back to it."

Moffat also joked about Cumberbatch's Emmy no-show, saying he was "too big to come to the Emmys."

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