Watson, Starring Morris Chestnut, Ordered to Series at CBS
Morris Chestnut is the iconic Dr. John Watson on Watson.
CBS announced a straight-to-series order for the new medical drama, with its premiere slated for the 2024/2025 programming season.
Watson follows a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he resumes his career solving medical mysteries a year after the death of his friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes. That’s right; Holmes died at the hands of Moriarty prior to the events of Watson.
Chestnut’s role as the infamous character comes after another recent run on a medical drama. The actor starred as the neurosurgeon Dr. Barrett Cain on Seasons 3 and 4 of FOX’s The Resident. Chestnut debuted on The Resident Season 3 Episode 1, “From the Ashes,” in 2019.
Now, Chestnut will star in and executive produce Watson. Craig Sweeny; Shäron Moalem MD, PhD; and Aaron Kaplan and Brian Morewitz for Kapital Entertainment also executive produce the CBS series.
“We are thrilled to feature such a beloved character from the world of Sherlock Holmes at the center of this series and have it brought to life by Morris Chestnut in a fresh and unexpected take on the immortal doctor,” Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, said.
“Craig Sweeny’s bold new vision for the complex Dr. Watson deftly interweaves rich character storytelling with edge-of-your-seat medical mysteries,” Reisenbach added.
Craig Sweeny wrote Watson’s pilot. He also serves as the show’s showrunner.
Watson‘s synopsis reads as follows:
In Watson, a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.
Produced by CBS Studios, the series is described as “a medical show with a strong investigative spine.” Larry Teng will executive produce and direct Watson‘s first episode.
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Watson is coming to CBS in 2024/2025.
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