Watson Adds The Haves And The Have Nots' Tika Sumpter As John's Love Interest (Exclusive)
Move over, Moriarty: Someone else is taking a special interest in Dr. John Watson.
Tika Sumper (The Haves and the Have Nots) will guest-star on Watson's Season 1 finale as a romantic interest for Morris Chestnut's titular character, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Pictured (L-R): Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson and Tika Sumpter as De. Laila Bynum
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Sumpter will play Laila, who is described as an intelligent and warm pediatric oncologist who cares deeply for her patients. While we're hearing there'll be sparks between her and Watson, she's also unafraid to face off with him when they disagree.
When Chestnut stopped by TVLine's New York studios in February, he hinted that someone might catch the good doctor's eye, despite his ongoing feelings for his estranged wife, Mary (played by Rochelle Atyes).
"I can tease there probably going to be someone coming on the show – not that he's not going to be with Mary, because he still always wants to be with Mary," he said at the time. "But there's always someone that comes by that may catch his interest, I can say that."
Watson's two-part Season 1 finale will start on Sunday, May 4, and conclude on Sunday, May 11; both episodes will air at 9/8c on CBS and stream live and on demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the next day.
The episodes, titled "Your Life's Work" Parts 1 and 2, will find part of Watson's team falling ill after becoming targets of a sinister plot. "Meanwhile," continues the official synopsis, "Watson announces a new, ambitious project that he has been working on. Recurring guest star Randall Park also will show up as the diabolical James Moriarty.
In addition to playing The Haves and the Have Nots' Candace, Sumpter's other TV work includes Survival of the Thickest, Run the World, Mixed-ish, The Game, Gossip Girl and One Life to Live (where she also played a character named Layla).
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