Watson Set for MIPCOM World Premiere

The world premiere screening of Watson, inspired by the characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries, will be staged on Sunday, October 20, to kick off MIPCOM CANNES.

Held in the Grand Auditorium in the Palais des Festivals, the screening will be attended by title lead and executive producer Morris Chestnut and executive producer and showrunner Craig Sweeny. It will be followed by a Q&A and is open to all MIPCOM delegates.

The series, represented by Paramount Global Content Distribution, is set to air mid-season 2024-25 on CBS.

“We are thrilled to introduce Watson to the global media executives at MIPCOM CANNES as the Opening Night World Premiere with Morris Chestnut and Craig Sweeny in attendance,” said Dan Cohen, chief content licensing officer at Paramount and president of Republic Pictures. “CBS Studios is the leader in producing tentpole procedurals, and we look forward to seeing Watson follow suit.”

“Watson is a big show, built on beloved characters with global resonance,” said Lucy Smith, director of MIPCOM CANNES. “The huge international interest in this latest dramatic re-telling in a new medical setting makes for a brilliant World Premiere to open this year’s MIPCOM CANNES.”