Back in 2012, two years after Sherlock introduced the world to a Benedict Cumberbatch-played Sherlock Holmes who lived in modern times (there’s still no word on if Season 5 will ever happen), CBS followed suit with Elementary, which starred Jonny Lee Miller as a Sherlock solving crimes in New York City. Elementary ended in 2019 after seven seasons, and can currently be streamed with a Hulu subscription. Four years later though, the TV network already has another Sherlock Holmes-related show on the way with a solid lead attached. I say “related” because rather than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed detective being the lead character, it will be his friend, Dr. John Watson.
CBS has given a straight-to-series order to Watson, a medical drama starring Morris Chestnut as Sherlock Holmes’ title companion. This will be a contemporary show like Elementary was and take place one year after Sherlock’s death at the hands of his arch-enemy, Professor James Moriarty. The official longline reveals that John Watson will resume his medical career now that his close friend is gone as “the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders.”
