Joan Watson

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Joan Watson is a modern reimagining of Sherlock Holmes’s companion, depicted as a former surgeon turned sober companion and consulting detective partner in the TV series "Elementary."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
adaptationAspect gender‑swapped version of John Watson
appearsIn Elementary
associatedOrganization New York Police Department NERFINISHED
associatedWith Captain Thomas Gregson NERFINISHED
Detective Marcus Bell NERFINISHED
basedOn John H. Watson NERFINISHED
characterTrait disciplined
empathetic
highly observant
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Robert Doherty NERFINISHED
developsSkill deductive reasoning
forensic investigation
employer NYPD (consulting detective work) NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Elementary television universe
firstAppearance Elementary, Season 1 Episode 1 "Pilot"
gender female
hasRelationship friendship with Sherlock Holmes
professional partnership with Sherlock Holmes
languageSpoken English
medium television
narrativeRole Sherlock Holmes’s partner NERFINISHED
co‑protagonist
notableChangeFromSource American rather than British GENERATED
female counterpart to John Watson GENERATED
occupation consulting detective
sober companion
surgeon
partOfFranchise Sherlock Holmes adaptations NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Lucy Liu NERFINISHED
presentInWorkGenre crime drama
mystery television series
professionBackground former sober companion to Sherlock Holmes
former surgeon
residence New York City (in Elementary) NERFINISHED
seriesRunContext Elementary (2012–2019) NERFINISHED
setting modern-day New York City NERFINISHED
televisionNetworkOfWork CBS NERFINISHED
worksWith Sherlock Holmes (Elementary) NERFINISHED

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Elementary characterPortrayed Joan Watson
Lucy Liu characterPortrayed Joan Watson
Elementary coProtagonist Joan Watson
Elementary featuresCharacter Joan Watson