Saturday Night Live will welcome Benedict Cumberbatch as the next host after the show goes on short hiatus.
The Oscar winner will return to the SNL stage on May 7, alongside Arcade Fire as the evening’s musical guest.
Cumberbatch made his hosting debut in 2016 while promoting his first Doctor Strange film. He is set to take over as presenter the day after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters.
Aracde Fire, meanwhile, return for their fifth musical appearance on the show since 2007. WP, Arcade Fire’s first LP in five years, is set for release on May 6th.
SNL’s hosts so far this season have included Lizzo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerrod Carmichael, Zoë Kravitz, Oscar Isaac, John Mulaney, Willem Dafoe, Will Forte, Ariana DeBose, Paul Rudd, Billie Eilish, Simu Liu, Owen Wilson and Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek, Jason Sudeikis, Kieran Culkin, and Jonathan Majors.
Musical guests included Lizzo, Camila Cabello, Gunna, Rosalía, Charli XCX, LCD Soundsystem, Katy Perry, Måneskin, Bleachers, Saweetie, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Halsey, Young Thug, Brandi Carlile, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift.
Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(Marvel Studios)
Cumberbatch’s new film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters May 6th.
The next episode of SNL premieres May 7 at 11:30 p.m. EST on NBC.