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‘Watson’ Season 2 Episode 2 Preview: Sherlock’s Back from the Dead

Robert Carlyle continues his guest-starring role as Sherlock Holmes on CBS’s Watson season two episode two. “Back from the Dead,” directed by Michael Narducci, airs on Monday, October 20, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT. 

Morris Chestnut leads the cast as Dr. John Watson, Eve Harlow stars as Dr. Ingrid Derian, and Peter Mark Kendall returns as Dr. Stephens Croft and Dr. Adam Croft. Ritchie Coster plays Shinwell Johnson, Inga Schlingmann is Dr. Sasha Lubbock, and Rochelle Aytes is Dr. Mary Morstan.

“Back from the Dead” Plot: When a microbiology university researcher returns from an expedition to Siberia, she and her team members fall ill from a possible revived pathogen or “zombie virus.” Meanwhile, Watson catches up with his friend Sherlock Holmes after finding out he is alive, and Ingrid unexpectedly finds herself on the team’s floor.

Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson and Robert Carlyle as Sherlock Holmes in ‘Watson’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo: Sergei Bachlakov © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Watson Season 2 Description:

Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, starring Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, in a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries. While Watson’s team of “doc-tectives” may have defeated Moriarty last season, they remain determined in season two in their mission to investigate and treat the world’s most rare diseases for their clinic’s patients.
 

With his eyes fixed on the future, Watson faces an unexpected twist when Sherlock Holmes, who was presumed dead, resurfaces, forcing him to confront a buried secret from his past – one that lies hidden within his own body.

Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson in season 2 episode 2 (Photo: Sergei Bachlakov © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Robert Carlyle as Sherlock Holmes in season 2 episode 2 (Photo: Sergei Bachlakov © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson in season 2 episode 2 (Photo: Sergei Bachlakov © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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