Greater than a 12 months after after CBS first introduced a straight-to-series order for the following tackle Sherlock Holmes, Watson is lastly set to premiere within the 2025 TV schedule. As anyone accustomed to Holmes lore can guess from the title, the twist this time round is that the premise facilities on Dr. John Watson reasonably than his detective buddy, and it matches into the medical drama style. Morris Chestnut of Rosewood and The Resident fame stars as the great physician, and his description of the brand new sequence has me bought.
Watson might be CBS’ first try at a medical drama since Sophia Bush’s Good Sam was cancelled again in 2022, and the present’s method to the style combines drugs with thriller. The primary character leads a clinic that makes an attempt to deal with very uncommon issues, which requires as sure type of method. Or, as Morris Chestnut put it to TV Insider, an method that is a type of style hybrid that may’t be discovered anyplace else on community tv:
We’re not simply docs. We’re not simply detectives. We’re ‘doc-tectives.’ That’s the place our present is completely different than a whole lot of primarily straight-line medical dramas or straight-line detective dramas. It’s a mixture of each.
The mysteries could also be primarily medical from week to week, however the motion centering on John Watson does not imply that the present is lacking extra acquainted Sherlock Holmes components like these tailored in CBS’ Elementary earlier than that present resulted in 2019. (Watson showrunner and creator Craig Sweeny additionally created Elementary.) Whereas the famed detective himself has been lifeless for six months by the point the story picks up, there’s at all times extra to the world of Sherlock Holmes.
Famed antagonist Moriarty has an element to play within the present, with Chestnut describing him as being able to “be locations and contact individuals near Watson when he’s not essentially in entrance of them.” No information has been launched on the time of writing about simply who might be taking part in Moriarty, so it needs to be attention-grabbing to see how lengthy it takes Watson to introduce the brand new tackle the character.
Primarily based on the trailer, Watson additionally appears to be sticking to the aspect of John that he is a storyteller in addition to physician, though solely time will inform. Have a look:
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CBS is actually giving Watson a powerful push proper out of the gate. Whereas the present’s time slot premiere is technically not till mid-February, the community is debuting the pilot on Sunday, January 26 instantly after the NFL’s AFC Championship sport between the Buffalo Payments and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Though that is not fairly pretty much as good as Justin Hartley’s Tracker getting the post-Tremendous Bowl slot to premiere in 2024, airing instantly after a significant NFL sport is probably going to attract a really massive viewers.
The truth is, the AFC championship sport is the largest NFL sport that CBS has left this 12 months, because the Tremendous Bowl will air on Fox in 2025, that includes a halftime present headlined by Kendrick Lamar. So, this Sunday could have absolutely the strongest lead-in attainable for Watson to kick off. Speak about a present of religion for Morris Chesnut’s new “doc-tective” present!
Along with Morris Chesnut, Watson stars Eve Harlow as Ingrid Derian, Peter Mark Kendell pulling double obligation as Dr. Stephens Croft and Dr. Adam Croft, Ritchie Coster as Shinwell Johnson, Inga Schlingmann as Sasha Lubbock, Rochelle Aytes as Dr. Mary Morstan, and… properly, any person TBD as Moriarty! I am curious to see if Sherlock will make an look by way of flashbacks previous to his loss of life as properly.
Watson premieres on Sunday, January 26 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS following the AFC Championship, and can then debut in its common time slot of 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 26. Episodes will even be obtainable streaming with a Paramount+ subscription.