Scripted series · CBS
Elementary
New Holmes. New Watson. New York.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jonny Lee Miller
Sherlock Holmes
154 eps
Lucy Liu
Joan Watson
154 eps
Jon Michael Hill
Marcus Bell
154 eps
Aidan Quinn
Thomas Gregson
154 eps
Sutton Foster
Tara Parker
24 eps
John Noble
Morland Holmes
15 eps
Nelsan Ellis
Shinwell Johnson
12 eps
Linda Emond
Dr. Candace Reed
3 eps
Candis Cayne
Ms. Hudson
3 eps
Rhys Ifans
Mycroft Holmes
7 eps
Sean Pertwee
Gareth Lestrade
3 eps
John Bedford Lloyd
Lieutenant
2 eps
Lucas Caleb Rooney
Duane Proctor
2 eps
Christopher McCann
Dr. Del Santo
2 eps
Michael Aronov
Andrej Bacera
2 eps
Austin Lysy
Chad Lerberg
2 eps
Arnold Vosloo
Christos Theophilus
2 eps
Justine Cotsonas
Jovana Bacera
2 eps
Peter Gerety
Frank Da Silva
2 eps
Stephen Tyrone Williams
Randy
2 eps
Jane Alexander
C.
2 eps
Raza Jaffrey
Andrew Paek
4 eps
Skipp Sudduth
William Ziff
2 eps
Henri Lubatti
Marchef
2 eps
Vincenzo Amato
Guillaume de Soto
2 eps
Ralph Brown
Tim Sherrington
2 eps
Jim Norton
Sir James Walter
3 eps
Nadia Dajani
Dr. Grannis
3 eps
Brian George
Santhosh Paek
2 eps
Kristen Bush
Annie Spellman
2 eps
Devika Bhise
Minerva
2 eps
Betty Gilpin
Fiona Helbron
4 eps
Ruffin Prentiss
Laquan 'Tall Boy' Eversley
3 eps
Robert Christopher Riley
Roy Booker
3 eps
Kristine Johnson
TV Reporter
4 eps
Natalie Dormer
Jamie Moriarty
5 eps
Jeremy Burnett
Duane
3 eps
Ken Marks
Moderator
4 eps
Kate Levy
Lawyer
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Elementary actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Elementary reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Bingeability.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 154 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201224 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S01E24 Heroine (2)
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201324 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S02E22 Paint It Black
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201424 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S03E12 The One That Got Away (2)
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201524 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S04E24 A Difference in Kind
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201624 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S05E24 Hurt Me, Hurt You
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201821 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S06E21 Whatever Remains, However Improbable
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201913 episodes
8.0IMDbIn season seven, Holmes and Watson’s new careers as consultants for Scotland Yard are disrupted by news that a member of their inner circle has been gravely wounded in the United States. As Holmes’ stateside legal trouble – the result of a confession to a murder he didn’t commit – threatens to keep them from returning to New York, their greatest foe to date, tech billionaire Odin Reichenbach, waits on the horizon to test their limits.
Best episode · S07E13 Their Last Bow
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S06E21
Whatever Remains, However Improbable
Holmes and Watson face their greatest challenge to date when a murder investigation threatens to destroy their partnership.
- Directed by Christine Moore
- Written by Robert Doherty
S03E12
The One That Got Away (2)
As Kitty begins to unravel due to the imminent threat to her safety, Sherlock and Joan intensify their efforts to help her. Also, the origin of Sherlock and Kitty’s relationship is revealed.
- Directed by Seith Mann
- Written by Robert Doherty
S07E13
Their Last Bow
Amidst Holmes and Watson’s battle with tech billionaire Odin Reichenbach, the investigators receive word of their old enemy and Sherlock’s former love, Jamie Moriarty.
- Directed by Christine Moore
- Written by Robert Doherty
S07E11
Unfriended
Holmes and Watson join forces with Holmes’ father, Morland, to enlist his vast criminal network to help disassemble tech billionaire Odin Reichenbach’s crime prevention system.
- Directed by Lucy Liu
- Written by Bob Goodman
S07E12
Reichenbach Falls
Tech billionaire Odin Reichenbach inadvertently provides Holmes and Watson with a lead that could give them evidence that brings him to justice.
- Directed by Ron Fortunato
- Written by Jason Tracey
S04E24
A Difference in Kind
Holmes and Watson’s lives are threatened by an influential, worldwide criminal network connected to the murder attempt on Morland Holmes. Also, Sherlock’s grievances with his father threaten their alliance to bring their mutual adversary to justice.
- Directed by John Polson
- Written by Robert Doherty, Jason Tracey
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S07E13
Their Last Bow
- Directed by Christine Moore
- Written by Robert Doherty
S07E12
Reichenbach Falls
- Directed by Ron Fortunato
- Written by Jason Tracey
S07E10
The Latest Model
- Directed by Ron Fortunato
- Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
S07E09
On the Scent
S07E08
Miss Understood
- Directed by Michael Smith
- Written by Bob Goodman
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Robert Doherty
Showrunner
Craig Sweeny
Executive producer
Sarah Timberman
Executive producer
Carl Beverly
Executive producer
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Christopher Silber
Writer
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Writer
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Lauren MacKenzie
Writer
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Christopher Hollier
Writer
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Bob Goodman
Writer
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Sean Bennett
Writer
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Mark Goffman
Writer
Corinne Brinkerhoff
Writer
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Celeste Chan Wolfe
Writer
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Tamara Jaron
Writer
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Brian Rodenbeck
Writer
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Arika Lisanne Mittman
Writer
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Nick Thiel
Writer
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Paul Cornell
Writer
Peter Ocko
Writer
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Jeffrey Paul King
Writer
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Jordan Rosenberg
Writer
Jason Tracey
Writer
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Peter Blake
Writer
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Cathryn Humphris
Writer
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Andrew Gettens
Writer
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Liz Friedman
Writer
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Richard C. Okie
Writer
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Kelly Wheeler
Writer
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Sherman Li
Writer
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Mark Hudis
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Chris LeanzaProducer
- Christopher SilberProducer
- Robert DohertyExecutive Producer
- Michael CuestaProducer
- Mark GoffmanProducer
- Corinne BrinkerhoffProducer
Writing
- Christopher SilberWriter
- Robert DohertyWriter
- Robert Hewitt WolfeWriter
- Lauren MacKenzieWriter
- Christopher HollierWriter
- Bob GoodmanWriter
Direction
- Rosemary RodriguezDirector
- Jonny Lee MillerDirector
- Peter WernerDirector
- Helen ShaverDirector
- Guy FerlandDirector
- Michael CuestaDirector
Cinematography
- Mauricio RubinsteinDirector of Photography
- Tom HoughtonDirector of Photography
- Gerald ValdezDirector of Photography
- Carlos Guerra VillarealDirector of Photography
- Peter ReniersDirector of Photography
- Ron FortunatoDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
1 win · 6 nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design
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- NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
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Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Action
1 win · 1 nomination · latest 2013
- WinnerTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Action2013
Elementary · Elementary
- NomineeTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Action
Elementary · Elementary
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama2012
Elementary · Elementary
TCA Award for Outstanding New Program
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTCA Award for Outstanding New Program
Elementary · Elementary
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Action
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Action2013
Elementary · Elementary
Where to watch
Streaming
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