Sherlock has found the private eye's new villain.
Borgen star Lars Mikkelsen has been cast as Charles Augustus Magnussen, Sherlock executive producer Sue Vertue announced Twitter on Monday.
"Sherlock's new nemesis - introducing Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen," Vertue tweeted with a photo of Mikkelsen, who is also Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen's brother.
Sherlock executive producers Vertue, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss made an appearance at San Diego's Comic-Con in late July to discuss the upcoming third season of the British series, which airs on PBS Masterpiece in the U.S.
In the season-three premiere, "The Empty Hearse," the panelists revealed the focus will be on the impact Sherlock's (Benedict Cumberbatch) faked death will have on Watson (Martin Freeman).
Sherlock launches season three in the U.S. in 2014.
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