Further proof that CBS’ in-the-works Sherlock Holmes reboot will take the iconic franchise in a radical new direction: The network has cast Lucy Liu as Watson!
TVLine has learned that Liu has been tapped to play Watson toJonny Lee Miller‘s Sherlock in Elementary, the network’s modern-day take on the famed detective saga.
Another key change: Sherlock and Watson now live in New York City.
Well crap. I was mostly going to ignore this until if and when the show actually got made. But I really like the idea of Lucy Liu as Watson.
Now if only they would cast a female person (of color) as Sherlock, too.
(via littlewendycat)
