CBS has given a straight to collection order to a drama collection that can see Morris Chestnut star as the enduring literary character Dr. John Watson, the companion of grasp detective Sherlock Holmes.
The present, titled “Watson,” is a recent story set one yr after the dying of Holmes by the hands of his archnemesis Moriarty. Per the official logline, the present will see “Dr. John Watson (Chestnut) resume his medical profession as the pinnacle of a clinic devoted to treating uncommon problems. Watson’s previous life isn’t achieved with him, although—Moriarty and Watson are set to put in writing their very own chapter of a narrative that has fascinated audiences for greater than a century.”
Craig Sweeny created the collection and can function showrunner and government producer. Chestnut will government produce along with starring. Shäron Moalem MD, PhD, and Aaron Kaplan and Brian Morewitz for Kapital Leisure additionally government produce. Larry Teng will government produce and direct the primary episode. CBS Studios will produce. Sweeny and Teng are at present beneath general offers at CBS Studios.
“Watson” is anticipated to air in the course of the 2024-2025 broadcast season
“We’re thrilled to function such a beloved character from the world of Sherlock Holmes on the heart of this collection and have it dropped at life by Morris Chestnut in a contemporary and sudden tackle the immortal physician,” mentioned Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Leisure. “Craig Sweeny’s daring new imaginative and prescient for the advanced Dr. Watson deftly interweaves wealthy character storytelling with edge-of-your-seat medical mysteries.”
This would be the second collection primarily based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to air on CBS lately. The community beforehand aired the collection “Elementary,” which starred Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson. Sweeny was a author and government producer on that collection, which ran for seven seasons.
“Watson” additionally marks the newest new collection order at CBS. Along with their returning reveals, whose premiere dates have been all delayed to the actors’ and writers’ strikes, the community can be making ready to launch the present “Tracker” starring Justin Hartley and “Elsbeth” starring Carrie Preston in February. There’s additionally CBS’ upcoming replace of “Matlock” starring Kathy Bates and the multi-cam comedy “Poppa’s Home.” The latter two reveals are slated to air in the course of the 2024-2025 season as nicely.
For Chestnut, the present can be his newest stint enjoying a physician in a latest broadcast collection. Chestnut beforehand starred in a number of seasons of the Fox medical drama collection “The Resident” and led the forged of the Fox collection “Rosewood,” during which he performed a non-public pathologist who solves crimes in Miami.
His different latest roles embody the Peacock collection “The Greatest Man: The Ultimate Chapters,” the Fox collection “Our Form of Folks,” and the NBC collection “The Enemy Inside.” He’s additionally recognized for movies like “Boyz n the Hood,” “The Greatest Man” movies, and “Suppose Like a Man.”
He’s repped by Verve and Hyperlink Leisure. Sweeny is repped by WME and Jamie Mandelbaum at Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
