Watson (TV series)

Watson
Star Morris Chestnut in a promotional poster for the first season
Genre
Created byCraig Sweeny
Based onThe works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Starring
Music byPaul Leonard-Morgan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
ProducerScott Graham
Production locationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cinematography
  • Brook Willard
  • Shamus Whiting-Hewlett
  • James Liston
Editors
  • Jesse Ellis
  • Sondra Watanabe
  • Aric Lewis
  • Gerald Valdez
  • Erik Evans
  • Mark Manos
  • Michael Benni Pierce
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) –
present
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Watson is an American television series created by Craig Sweeny which premiered on CBS on January 26, 2025. The series, described as a "medical drama with detective elements", revolves around the character of Dr. John Watson from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, with Morris Chestnut portraying the character. It is the second CBS series to adapt the Holmes stories, after Elementary. While the two programs are otherwise unrelated, their creative teams overlap. In March 2025, the series renewed for a second season which premiered on October 13, 2025.