Watson (TV series)

American TV series (pending 2024/25 midseason)

Watson

Genre|

* Medical drama
* Mystery
* Crime drama

Created by| Craig Sweeny
Based on| The works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Starring| Morris Chestnut
Original language| English
Production
Executive producers|

* Craig Sweeny
* Morris Chestnut
* Sallie Patrick
* Larry Teng
* Shäron Moalem
* Aaron Kaplan
* Brian Morewitz

Production companies|

* Action This Day!
* Kapital Entertainment
* CBS Studios

Original release
Network| CBS

Watson is an upcoming American television series set to air on CBS. The series, described as a "medical drama with detective elements," is centered around the character of Dr. John Watson from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.[1]

It is the second CBS series to adapt the Holmes stories, the first being Elementary. While the two programs are otherwise unrelated, they do share some of the same creative team.

## Premise

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One year after Holmes's death at the hands of his archenemy Moriarty, Watson sets up shop at a clinic for the treatment of rare and unusual diseases. Soon however, Watson must face his past when Moriarty emerges to do battle once more.

## Cast

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The cast of Watson

* Morris Chestnut as John Watson, a physician and former consulting detective who heads the Holmes Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Rochelle Aytes as Mary Morstan, a noted East Coast surgeon and Watson's ex-wife who currently serves as the clinic's medical director
* Peter Mark Kendall as Stephens Croft and Adam Croft, identical twin brothers acting as surgeons at the clinic
* Eve Harlow as Ingrid Derian, an aloof but highly skilled neurologist with an enigmatic past
* Inga Schlingmann as Sasha Lubbock, a charismatic specialist in both rheumatology and immunology
* Ritchie Coster as Shinwell Johnson, a former criminal acquaintance of Holmes and Watson who works as the clinic's administrative aide.

## Production

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Watson was announced in October 2022, to be created, written, produced and showrun by Craig Sweeny who had previously worked on Elementary.[2] The show was given a straight to series order, bypassing the pilot stage.[3]

By January 2024, Morris Chestnut was attached to executive produce and star as the title character.[4] Executive producer Larry Teng will direct the first two episodes.[5][6] In May, Peter Mark Kendall and Ritchie Coster were announced as the first core cast additions.[7] In June, Rochelle Aytes was cast as Mary Morstan,[8] followed by Eve Harlow and Inga Schlingmann.[9]

Watson began shooting in Vancouver in June 2024, with filming locations including The Bridge Studios and the University of British Columbia campus. The shoot was scheduled to conclude on November 22, 2024.[10] The show is set in Pittsburgh, where some exterior scenes were shot.[11][12][13][14]

## Release

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The series is scheduled to premiere in the mid-season replacement for the 2024–25 television season on CBS.[15]

According to producer-director Larry Teng, Watson is intended to premiere on CBS in January 2025.[16] The first episode will have its worldwide premiere at MIPCOM Cannes on October 20, 2024.[17]

## References

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1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Dr. Watson Drama Series In Works At CBS From Craig Sweeny & Kapital Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Dr. Watson Drama Series In Works At CBS From Craig Sweeny & Kapital Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
3. ^ Otterson, Joe. "CBS Orders Medical Drama Starring Morris Chestnut as Sherlock Holmes Character Dr. John Watson". Variety. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Morris Chestnut To Star In 'Watson' As Arthur Conan Doyle-Inspired Drama Gets CBS Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
5. ^ Goldberg, Lesley. "Morris Chestnut To Star In 'Watson' As Arthur Conan Doyle-Inspired Drama Gets CBS Series Order". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
6. ^ Owen, Rob (June 12, 2024). "TV Talk: 'Watson' filming locally, 'The Deliverance' dated". TribLIVE. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
7. ^ Otterson, Joe. "Morris Chestnut Series 'Watson' at CBS Casts Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety Magazine. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 4, 2024). "Rochelle Aytes Joins CBS' 'Watson', Departing 'S.W.A.T.' As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 6, 2024). "'Watson': Eve Harlow & 'So Help Me Todd's Inga Schlingmann Join CBS Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
10. ^ Gittins, Susan (June 17, 2024). "CBS Medical Sleuthing Series WATSON With Morris Chestnut in Production in Vancouver". Hollywood North Buzz. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
11. ^ Owen, Rob. "TV Talk at TCA: CBS's 'Watson' will be set in Pittsburgh; Apple TV+ explores 'New Look' of post-WWII Paris". TribLIVE. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
12. ^ Vardhan, Harsh. "Morris Chestnut's CBS Series Watson Starts Filming in Vancouver in June". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
13. ^ Owen, Rob (June 12, 2024). "TV Talk: 'Watson' filming locally, 'The Deliverance' dated". TribLIVE. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
14. ^ Jacobs, Haley (June 11, 2024). "Roberto Clemente Bridge closed for film shoot on Wednesday". CBS News. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2024). "CBS 2024-25 Schedule: 'Tracker' Shifts, 'NCIS: Origins' & 'Georgie & Mandy' Succeed 'Hawaiʻi' & 'Young Sheldon', 'The Amazing Race' Held". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
16. ^ "The Doctor is in… #WATSON coming this January on CBS. @morrischestnutofficial". Instagram. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
17. ^ "WATSON WORLD PREMIERE TO OPEN MIPCOM CANNES 2024". FormatBiz. July 24, 2024. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

## External links

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* Watson at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Screen adaptations of Sherlock Holmes

Theatrical films|

| Silent|

* Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900)
* Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; or, Held for Ransom (1905)
* Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery (1908)
* Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes (1910)
* Éclair film series (1912–1913)
* Der Hund von Baskerville (1914)
* Detektiv Braun (1914)
* A Study in Scarlet (1914 British film)
* A Study in Scarlet (1914 US film)
* The Valley of Fear (1916)
* Sherlock Holmes (1916)
* Sherlock Holmes (1922)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929)

| Stoll series|

* The Dying Detective (1921)
* The Devil's Foot (1921)
* The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921)
* The Sign of Four (1923)

|

Wontner series|

* The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
* The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
* The Sign of Four (1932)
* The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
* Silver Blaze (1937)

Rathbone–Bruce
series|

* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
* Voice of Terror (1942)
* Secret Weapon (1942)
* Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
* Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
* The Spider Woman (1943)
* The Scarlet Claw (1944)
* The Pearl of Death (1944)
* The House of Fear (1945)
* The Woman in Green (1945)
* Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
* Terror by Night (1946)
* Dressed to Kill (1946)

Downey series|

* Sherlock Holmes (2009)
* A Game of Shadows (2011)

Other films|

* The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)
* The Limejuice Mystery (1930)
* The Speckled Band (1931)
* Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmese (1932)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932)
* Sherlock Holmes (1932)
* A Study in Scarlet (1933)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937)
* The Grey Lady (1937)
* The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)
* Deduce, You Say! (1956)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
* The Deadly Necklace (1962)
* A Study in Terror (1965)
* The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
* They Might Be Giants (1971)
* The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
* The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
* Murder by Decree (1979)
* The Case of Marcel Duchamp (1984)
* Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
* The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
* Without a Clue (1988)
* Zero Effect (1998)
* A Samba for Sherlock (2001)
* Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)
* Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days (2012)
* Mr. Holmes (2015)
* The Empire of Corpses (2015)
* Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
* Holmes & Watson (2018)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape (2019)

Television/
streaming/
direct-to-video|

| Films|

| Ian Richardson|

* The Sign of Four (1983)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)

|

Peter O'Toole
(animated)|

* Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (1983)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983)

Vasily Livanov
series|

* Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979)
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
* The Treasures of Agra (1983)
* The Twentieth Century Approaches (1986)

Christopher Lee|

* The Leading Lady (1991)
* Incident at Victoria Falls (1992)

Matt Frewer|

* The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)
* The Sign of Four (2001)
* The Royal Scandal (2001)
* The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002)

Ian Hart (as Watson)|

* The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
* The Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)

Other films|

* The Three Garridebs (1937)
* The Man Who Disappeared (1951)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
* The Longing of Sherlock Holmes (1972)
* Doctor Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974)
* The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976)
* Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
* Silver Blaze (1977)
* The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982)
* The Masks of Death (1984)
* The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
* Hands of a Murderer (1990)
* The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
* 1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993)
* The Hound of London (1993)
* Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
* Sherlock Holmes (2010)
* Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)

Television series|

* Sherlock Holmes (1951)
* Sherlock Holmes (1954)
* Sherlock Holmes (1965–1968)
* Sherlock Holmes (1967–1968)
* Sherlock Holmes (1968)
* Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1979–1980)
* Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)
* The Baker Street Boys (1983)
* Sherlock Hound (1984–1985)
* Sherlock Holmes (1984–1994)
* episodes
* The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997–2000)
* Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999–2001)
* Sherlock (2010–2017)
* Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (2010–2016)
* Aria the Scarlet Ammo (2011)
* Elementary (2012–2019)
* Sherlock Holmes (2013)
* Sherlock Holmes (2014–2015)
* Miss Sherlock (2018)
* Sherlock: Untold Stories (2019)
* Case File nº221: Kabukicho (2019–2020)
* Moriarty the Patriot (2020–2021)
* Sherlock in Russia (2020)
* The Irregulars (2021)
* Mademoiselle Holmes (2024)
* Sherlock & Daughter (2025; upcoming)
* Watson (2025; upcoming)
* Young Sherlock (2025; upcoming)

Actors by role|

* Sherlock Holmes
* Dr. Watson
* Inspector Lestrade
* Mycroft Holmes
* Mrs. Hudson
* Professor Moriarty

* v
* t
* e

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Daytime|

* The Bold and the Beautiful (since 1987)
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Late night|

* After Midnight (since 2024)
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News|

* 48 Hours (since 1988)
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* CBS Evening News (since 1948)
* CBS Morning News (since 1982)
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Sports|

* PGA Tour on CBS (since 1956)
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* NFL on CBS (1956–94; since 1998)
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Upcoming|

* Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024)
* NCIS: Origins (2024)
* Beyond the Gates (2025)
* Hollywood Squares (2025)
* Watson (2025)

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