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[01/03/24 - 10:35 AM]
CBS Announces a Straight to Series Order for the New Drama "Watson," Starring Morris Chestnut, for the 2024-2025 Season
In the series, a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson (Chestnut) resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders.

[01/31/23 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 31
Updates include: "Elsbeth," "Matlock" ordered to pilot at CBS; Showtime tables "Dexter" franchise, for now; and HBO Max formally passes on Greg Berlanti's "Green Lantern" TV series.

[10/03/22 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Monday, October 3
Updates include: Harlan Coben to bring Myron Bolitar to Netflix; Michael Rady to recur on NBC's "Magnum PI"; and Anders Holm joins Apple's MonsterVerse series.







WATSON (CBS)
Premieres in TBA 2024 or 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
STATUS:
new in 2024/2025 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, January 2024) CBS today announced the straight to series drama order for WATSON, starring Morris Chestnut, from CBS Studios for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. "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," said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. "Craig Sweeny's bold new vision for the complex Dr. Watson deftly interweaves rich character storytelling with edge-of-your-seat medical mysteries." In WATSON, a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson (Chestnut) 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. WATSON is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history's greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Morris Chestnut as John Watson
CREW INFORMATION:
· Aaron Kaplan as EP
· Arthur Conan Doyle as BOOK
· Brian Morewitz as EP
· Craig Sweeny as CRTR/EP
· Larry Teng as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Morris Chestnut as EP
· Shäron Moalem as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Kapital Entertainment