New SHERLOCK HOLMES TV Series, WATSON, Will Pick Up After The Detective Is Murdered By Moriarty

New SHERLOCK HOLMES TV Series, WATSON, Will Pick Up After The Detective Is Murdered By Moriarty

While it won't focus on Jude Law's version of Dr. Watson, another Sherlock Holmes TV show is in the works, this time from the network behind Elementary. The twist? It picks up after Holmes' murder...

By JoshWilding - Oct 05, 2022 07:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Sherlock Holmes
Source: ActioNewz.com

Dr. Watson will soon be a sidekick no more! 

The character is stepping out of Sherlock Holmes' shadow for Watson, a new TV series from CBS Studios and Kaplan Entertainment. Described by Deadline (via ActioNewz.com) as a medical drama with detective elements, Craig Sweeny is writing the show and serving as executive producer.

He previously spent five years working on CBS' Elementary, though this show isn't related to that one and will be a new take on the Arthur Conan Doyle creation. 

In Watson, a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson 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 addressing the greatest mystery of all: illness, and the ways it disrupts our lives.

Sherlock Holmes was indeed killed during a battle with Moriarty in 1893 short story The Final Problem, but was quickly brought back to life after a huge outcry from readers at the time. All these characters are part of the public domain, so this is just the latest in a long line of adaptations (Warner Bros. is also developing Sherlock Holmes 3 along with a slew of HBO Max spinoffs). 

At this point, there's currently no word on casting or whether this Dr. Watson will be a male or female, though it's worth noting the character is referred to as a "he" in the description above. We're assuming it will also feature a present-day setting, likely taking place in America rather than England based on past experience.

Regardless, this sounds like House mixed with Elementary, and we're definitely intrigued. Hopefully, the project will start to take shape over the coming months, and we'll have more to share with you about Watson on ActioNewz.com soon. 

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TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/5/2022, 7:01 PM
Nice I hate it.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/5/2022, 7:02 PM
Hard pass! The best Holmes vehicles include the play off each other.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/5/2022, 7:04 PM
Lol where do they come up with this ridiculous shit
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/5/2022, 7:04 PM
Let me guess, Sherlock's not really dead.
dracula
dracula - 10/5/2022, 7:06 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - will probably be the season 1 cliffhanger

The he leaves a few episodes into season 2
dracula
dracula - 10/5/2022, 7:05 PM
Hard pass

Man i miss Sherlock

Season 4 was far from great but they could have turned it around in season 5

RolandD
RolandD - 10/5/2022, 8:03 PM
@dracula - I resisted watching that show for a long time. Sherlock Holmes is supposed to be set in Victorian England in my mind. Then I gave it a try and I was so glad that I did. The acting and storytelling was excellent and I hope they do come back for season five. I’ve tried to get my brother to watch it for a couple years now but he’s more of a purist than I am. All he can talk about is Jeremy Brett.😂
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/5/2022, 7:08 PM
It just ain’t the same without ourdj

Paul oakenfold

Ready, steady, go! (Ironic that he looks like Fatt Damon who actually had that song on the first of the Bournes”

When parentheses end in quotations!

dracula
dracula - 10/5/2022, 7:09 PM
If universal ever tries the dark universe again (so much potential wasted, so many a listers already onboard, then Xenu ruined it) they should include Sherlock Holmes as kind of the Nick Fury or Coulson character
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/5/2022, 7:14 PM
Meh. Not really excited about Watson without Sherlock, Yeah it could work" but you just know it could be so much more interesting.
StSteven
StSteven - 10/5/2022, 7:33 PM
Well this is interesting and I hope it succeeds because it helps the chances of success of my two new projects: (1) "StSteven Begins", which will be all about my parents (and not feature me in any way, and (2) "StSteven Beyond" which will feature my wife and kids. I'm also planning on some spin-off series including my in-laws and the guy who takes care of my parents' HVAC stuff.

Either way I'm glad that we're all cool with this prequel/postquel stuff because my landscaping guys have one hell of a story to tell. Seriously, just talk to those guys. Anyhow, you can expect a "St.Steven 2099" and "St.Steven '84" titles coming soon. Excelsior!
Repian
Repian - 10/5/2022, 7:55 PM
I thought of a Show related to Mycroft Holmes where he is one of the founders of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and we see the development of Word War I from the point of view of the British secret service.
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 10/5/2022, 8:30 PM
@Repian -


That premise is actually pretty intriguing 🤔...

Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 10/5/2022, 8:56 PM
@Repian -

Cast:

Sean Pertwee as Mycroft

https://giphy.com/gifs/gotham-fox-l0MYymxsaVjg7775S

and get the showrunners from "The Alienist", on board!
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 10/5/2022, 9:07 PM
@Repian -

https://gfycat.com/impassionedbewitchedegg-guess-whos-excited-for-tomorrows-episode

It would be interesting to see Mycroct fleshed out...

Aswell as his relationship with a younger Sherlock...

The show can even flesh out the founding of the Diogenes Club 🤯
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 10/5/2022, 8:42 PM
@Repian -

If a Mycroft spinoff novelization were approached intellectually, with depth and knowledge...

I could actually imagine someone like Iain Pears (An Instance at the Fingerpost) or Umberto Eco (Name of the Rose) taking on this premise, and actually contributing something substantial to Doyle's iconic Holmes legacy
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 10/5/2022, 9:53 PM
you know what would be awesome? a House M.D. revival.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/5/2022, 10:32 PM
First James Bond...now Sherlock Holmes...


dagenspear
dagenspear - 10/6/2022, 1:20 AM
@Forthas - What is this about?
Forthas
Forthas - 10/6/2022, 9:03 AM
@dagenspear - Famous hero/characters that have been killed off.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 10/6/2022, 5:03 PM
@Forthas - Sherlock Holmes was killed off over 1 hundred years ago.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 10/6/2022, 1:25 AM
There's a couple comments here, or so, I legit don't understand. As if a fictional character being killed off is anything remotely new or bad.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 10/6/2022, 3:46 AM
Not dark enough! How about: Holmes and Moriarty fall in love and a jealous Watson kills them both then Watson becomes Jack The Ripper.
Drewwright816
Drewwright816 - 10/6/2022, 5:21 AM
Here goes Josh with the clickbait again putting Jude law up when he has absolutely nothing to do with it
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