We're Still Thinking About CBS' 'Watson' Perfectly Casting Matt Berry As Sherlock Holmes And How The Team 'Dug Around In The Couch Cushions' To Get Him

The world of Sherlock Holmes returned to the small screen in a brand new way early in the 2025 TV schedule via "Watson" on CBS, with Morris Chestnut starring not as the famed detective, but as Dr. John Watson in his efforts to honor his late friend. Yes, James Moriarty was the villain of Season 1, and familiar names like Irene Adler from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes stories were included, but the detective has been dead from the start. So, it came as a surprise when Sherlock was part of an episode… sort of. We heard just his voice, and he was played by none other than the one and only Matt Berry. If you’ve seen any of Matt Berry’s work, up to and certainly including "What We Do In The Shadows," you might agree with me that he has one of the most distinctive British voices in showbiz today. So, when we spoke with showrunner Craig Sweeny about the Season 1 finale (which is available streaming now with a Paramount+ subscription), we also had to ask about casting an actor with such a distinctive voice for Episode 7.