Morris Chestnut-starring WATSON gets straight-to-series order at CBS
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Morris Chestnut to lead Sherlock-inspired Watson series from Elementary writer
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Photo: Diondre JonesCBS has announced that Best Man star Morris Chestnut will play the lead role in Watson, a medical drama inspired by the mythology of Sherlock Holmes.
Dr. Watson was, of course, the legendary detective s partner in solving crimes, but in the new show which has already been ordered to series by the network Watson gets back to work in the medical field after Holmes is killed by their nemesis Moriarty.
The network teases, "A year after the death of his friend and partner . 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," CBS continues. "Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century."
The series is being called "a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his att