Watson takes the lead in a new television series streaming on Paramount+ in 2025, here’s the trailer.
Sherlock Holmes has enjoyed dozen of adaptations over the years, from the classic Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett versions, Gene Wilder’s wonderful, and very underrated, parody The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes’ Younger Brother to Robert Downey Jr.’s pair of blockbuster films.
Perhaps the most successful, at least in recent years, is Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Sherlock, which took Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective and planted him firmly in the 21st century.
America also took a crack at the character in Elementary, which starred Johnny Lee Miller as Sherlock and Lucy Liu as Dr Joan Watson.
Now, another American television series is on the way. Watson puts Sherlock’s sidekick at the centre of the action.
Morris Chestnut, best known for starring in The Best Man franchise stars as Watson, alongside Eve Harlow as Ingrid Derian and Peter Mark Kendall as identical twin brothers Stephens Croft and Adam Croft. The cast also includes Inga Schlingmann, Ritchie Coster and Rochelle Aytes.
Elementary writer Craig Sweeny created and wrote the series.
Watson will stream on Paramount+ from the 26th January 2025.
Watch the trailer below:
And finally, the synopsis…
The synopsis reads as follows:
Takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The show follows Dr. John Watson, who 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, with a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.
