CBS has released the first promo trailer for their take on the world’s most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Elementary is the new series starring Jonny Lee Miller that builds [borrows] on the groundwork laid by the U.K series Sherlock, created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss and starring the talented Benedict Cumberbatch. That series has taken the world by storm, raised the actors’ profile immeasurably ( landing the villain role in Star Trek 2 ) and made the worlds first forensic detective super cool again. While the Stephen Moffat version made the inspired choice of modernizing the settings and events, the essence of the characters essentially remained the same.
In CBS’s bid to capitalize on the resurgence of popularity in the deerstalker cap wearing, magnifying glass-toting crime fighter – Elementary takes a fantastical step in a different direction, going as far as to change the sex of Watson (played by the talented Lucy Liu) and alter much of Holmes’ back story. It’s hard to say whether these deviations, not to mention the inevitable romantic connection will make for a similarly compelling hour of mystery, and with so much creative license taken, it may just have Sir Arthur doing somersaults in his grave.
Here’s the synopsis:
ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sober companion, Dr. Watson. A successful surgeon until she lost a patient and her license three years ago, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people, as well as paying a penance. However, the restless Sherlock is nothing like her previous clients. He informs her that none of her expertise as an addiction specialist applies to him and he’s devised his own post-rehab regimen – resuming his work as a police consultant in New York City. Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs. But Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for playing investigator. Sherlock’s police contact, Capt. Tobias “Toby” Gregson (Aidan Quinn), knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at closing cases, and welcomes him as part of the team. With the mischievous Sherlock Holmes now running free in New York solving crimes, it’s simple deduction that he’s going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it’s elementary that it’s a job for Watson. Rob Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Cuesta, who directed the pilot, are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.
Check out the promo here:
Elementary hits the airwaves this new season on Thursdays.
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