Elementary 2012
“New Holmes. New Watson. New York.”
★ 7.6/10 · 1,854 votes TV-14 DramaMysteryCrime 7 seasons · 154 eps Ended
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What is Elementary?
Elementary is an American procedural drama television series that reimagines Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes in a contemporary New York City setting. Created by Robert Doherty, the series stars Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2012
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 154
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 27, 2012
- Last aired
- Aug 15, 2019
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Crime
- Updated
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Overview
Elementary is an American procedural drama television series that reimagines Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes in a contemporary New York City setting. Created by Robert Doherty, the series stars Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson. The show follows the crime-solving partnership between the eccentric Sherlock and his sober companion, Dr. Watson, as they work together to solve complex cases for the NYPD. After a fall from grace in London and time spent in rehabilitation, Sherlock relocates to Manhattan at the insistence of his father, who mandates that he live with a sober companion. The series aired on CBS for seven seasons, presenting a modern adaptation of the classic detective duo. It features supporting actors including Aidan Quinn and Jon Michael Hill. The program combines procedural elements with character-driven storytelling, focusing on both the investigative work and the evolving relationship between Sherlock and Joan Watson.
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Should you watch it?
“A modern Sherlock Holmes solves crimes with a sober companion in New York.”
Reasons to watch
- Fresh take on Sherlock Holmes
- Strong lead performances
- Complex case-of-the-week plots
Keep in mind
- Slow pacing early on
- Some plotlines unresolved
You enjoy crime dramas with sharp dialogue and evolving partnerships.
Suitable for mature teens and adults comfortable with crime scenes and addiction themes.
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Cast
Jonny Lee Miller
Sherlock Holmes
Lucy Liu
Joan Watson
Jon Michael Hill
Marcus Bell
Aidan Quinn
Thomas Gregson
Jordan Gelber
Dr. Eugene Hawes
Sutton Foster
Tara Parker
John Noble
Morland Holmes
Ophelia Lovibond
Kitty Winter
Nelsan Ellis
Shinwell Johnson
Ato Essandoh
Alfredo Llamosa
Robert Capron
Mason
Tim Guinee
Agent Dean McNally
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Season 1 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Sep 27, 2012
- E2 While You Were Sleeping Core Oct 4, 2012
- E3 Child Predator Core Oct 18, 2012
- E4 The Rat Race Core Oct 25, 2012
- E5 Lesser Evils Core Nov 1, 2012
- E6 Flight Risk Core Nov 8, 2012
- E7 One Way to Get Off Core Nov 15, 2012
- E8 The Long Fuse Core Nov 29, 2012
- E9 You Do It to Yourself Core Dec 6, 2012
- E10 The Leviathan Core Dec 13, 2012
- E11 Dirty Laundry Core Jan 3, 2013
- E12 M. Core Jan 10, 2013
- E13 The Red Team Mytharc Jan 31, 2013
- E14 The Deductionist Core Feb 3, 2013
- E15 A Giant Gun, Filled with Drugs Core Feb 7, 2013
- E16 Details Core Feb 14, 2013
- E17 Possibility Two Core Feb 21, 2013
- E18 Déjà Vu All Over Again Core Mar 14, 2013
- E19 Snow Angels Core Apr 4, 2013
- E20 Dead Man's Switch Mytharc Apr 25, 2013
- E21 A Landmark Story Mytharc May 2, 2013
- E22 Risk Management Core May 9, 2013
- E23 The Woman (1) Mytharc May 16, 2013
- E24 Heroine (2) Mytharc May 16, 2013
Season 2 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Step Nine Mytharc Sep 26, 2013
- E2 Solve for X Core Oct 3, 2013
- E3 We Are Everyone Core Oct 10, 2013
- E4 Poison Pen Core Oct 17, 2013
- E5 Ancient History Core Oct 24, 2013
- E6 An Unnatural Arrangement Core Oct 31, 2013
- E7 The Marchioness Core Nov 7, 2013
- E8 Blood is Thicker Mytharc Nov 14, 2013
- E9 On The Line Core Nov 21, 2013
- E10 Tremors Core Dec 5, 2013
- E11 Internal Audit Mytharc Dec 12, 2013
- E12 The Diabolical Kind Core Jan 2, 2014
- E13 All in the Family Core Jan 9, 2014
- E14 Dead Clade Walking Core Jan 30, 2014
- E15 Corpse de Ballet Mytharc Feb 6, 2014
- E16 The One Percent Solution Core Feb 27, 2014
- E17 Ears to You Core Mar 6, 2014
- E18 The Hound of the Cancer Cells Core Mar 13, 2014
- E19 The Many Mouths of Aaron Colville Core Apr 3, 2014
- E20 No Lack of Void Mytharc Apr 10, 2014
- E21 The Man with the Twisted Lip Core Apr 24, 2014
- E22 Paint It Black Core May 1, 2014
- E23 Art in the Blood Mytharc May 8, 2014
- E24 The Grand Experiment Mytharc May 15, 2014
Season 3 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Enough Nemesis to Go Around Mytharc Oct 30, 2014
- E2 The Five Orange Pipz Core Nov 6, 2014
- E3 Just a Regular Irregular Core Nov 13, 2014
- E4 Bella Core Nov 20, 2014
- E5 Rip Off Core Nov 27, 2014
- E6 Terra Pericolosa Core Dec 4, 2014
- E7 The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction Core Dec 11, 2014
- E8 End of Watch Mytharc Dec 18, 2014
- E9 The Eternity Injection Core Jan 8, 2015
- E10 Seed Money Core Jan 15, 2015
- E11 The Illustrious Client (1) Core Jan 22, 2015
- E12 The One That Got Away (2) Core Jan 29, 2015
- E13 Hemlock Mytharc Feb 5, 2015
- E14 The Female of the Species Core Feb 12, 2015
- E15 When Your Number's Up Core Feb 19, 2015
- E16 For All You Know Core Mar 5, 2015
- E17 T-Bone and the Iceman Core Mar 12, 2015
- E18 The View from Olympus Core Apr 2, 2015
- E19 One Watson, One Holmes Mytharc Apr 9, 2015
- E20 A Stitch in Time Mytharc Apr 16, 2015
- E21 Under My Skin Core Apr 23, 2015
- E22 The Best Way Out is Always Through Mytharc Apr 30, 2015
- E23 Absconded Mytharc May 7, 2015
- E24 A Controlled Descent Mytharc May 14, 2015
Season 4 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Past is Parent Mytharc Nov 5, 2015
- E2 Evidence of Things Not Seen Core Nov 12, 2015
- E3 Tag, You're Me Core Nov 19, 2015
- E4 All My Exes Live in Essex Core Nov 26, 2015
- E5 The Games Underfoot Mytharc Dec 10, 2015
- E6 The Cost of Doing Business Core Dec 17, 2015
- E7 Miss Taken Core Jan 7, 2016
- E8 A Burden of Blood Mytharc Jan 14, 2016
- E9 Murder Ex Machina Core Jan 21, 2016
- E10 Alma Matters Core Jan 28, 2016
- E11 Down Where the Dead Delight Core Feb 4, 2016
- E12 A View With a Room Core Feb 11, 2016
- E13 A Study in Charlotte Core Feb 18, 2016
- E14 Who Is That Masked Man? Mytharc Feb 25, 2016
- E15 Up to Heaven and Down to Hell Core Mar 3, 2016
- E16 Hounded Core Mar 10, 2016
- E17 You've Got Me, Who's Got You? Mytharc Mar 20, 2016
- E18 Ready or Not Core Mar 27, 2016
- E19 All In Core Apr 10, 2016
- E20 Art Imitates Art Core Apr 10, 2016
- E21 Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing Core Apr 17, 2016
- E22 Turn It Upside Down Core Apr 24, 2016
- E23 The Invisible Hand Mytharc May 1, 2016
- E24 A Difference in Kind Mytharc May 8, 2016
Season 5 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Folie à Deux Mytharc Oct 2, 2016
- E2 Worth Several Cities Core Oct 16, 2016
- E3 Render, and then Seize Her Core Oct 23, 2016
- E4 Henny Penny the Sky is Falling Core Oct 30, 2016
- E5 To Catch a Predator Predator Core Nov 6, 2016
- E6 Ill Tidings Core Nov 13, 2016
- E7 Bang Bang Shoot Chute Core Nov 20, 2016
- E8 How the Sausage is Made Core Nov 27, 2016
- E9 It Serves You Right to Suffer Core Dec 11, 2016
- E10 Pick Your Poison Core Dec 18, 2016
- E11 Be My Guest Core Jan 8, 2017
- E12 Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown Core Jan 15, 2017
- E13 Over a Barrel Core Jan 29, 2017
- E14 Rekt in Real Life Core Feb 19, 2017
- E15 Wrong Side of the Road (1) Core Mar 5, 2017
- E16 Fidelity (2) Mytharc Mar 12, 2017
- E17 The Ballad of Lady Frances Mytharc Mar 19, 2017
- E18 Dead Man's Tale Core Mar 26, 2017
- E19 High Heat Core Apr 16, 2017
- E20 The Art of Sleights and Deception Core Apr 23, 2017
- E21 Fly Into a Rage, Make a Bad Landing Core Apr 30, 2017
- E22 Moving Targets Mytharc May 7, 2017
- E23 Scrambled Mytharc May 14, 2017
- E24 Hurt Me, Hurt You Mytharc May 21, 2017
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Is this like BBC's Sherlock?
No, it's a separate modern adaptation with different casting and tone.
Does Sherlock have a drug problem?
Yes, his recovery is a major ongoing storyline.
Is Joan Watson just a sidekick?
No, she's a full partner with her own development.
How many seasons are there?
The series ran for multiple seasons on CBS.
Where is it set?
Primarily in New York City.
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