Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Once Upon a Time alum Robert Carlyle has been cast as Sherlock Holmes opposite Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson. Carlyle will recur beginning in season 2 of the CBS series.

Watson has officially cast Once Upon a Time 's Robert Carlyle to recur in Season 2 as Sherlock Holmes, who was presumed dead throughout all of the first season. According to Variety, Sherlock will resurface and force Morris Chestnut's character to face a secret from his own past that's actually hidden in his own body.