‘Elsbeth’ casts Laurie Metcalf and Eric McCormack as guest stars
Laurie Metcalf and Eric McCormack have been tapped to guest star in Season 2 of CBS’ “Elsbeth,” the mystery spinoff of “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight,” starring Carrie Preston as de facto detective Elsbeth Tascioni.
Metcalf will appear in the season’s eighth episode as Regina Coburn, “the star of a police procedural who longs for artistic fulfillment after two decades of playing a no-nonsense, hardened detective,” according to CBS.
After the showrunner of Regina’s long-running series is “brutally murdered in his office, in what appears to be the act of a disgruntled fan,” Regina confronts Elsbeth as she becomes a prime suspect.
In the ninth episode of season 2, McCormack plays Tom Murphy, “the charismatic and charming founder of Heiwa Zen Center, a luxury holistic wellness retreat catering to the one percent.”
Tom “takes matters into his own hands” after his welfare empire is threatened by a young man bent on revenge.
“Elsbeth” is a police procedural drama that typically functions as a “howcatchem” mystery show rather than a “whodunit,” meaning the audience usually knows who the killer is by the beginning of the episode. The series premiered in February 2024 and began its second season just months after the first season aired.
“We are incredibly fortunate to continue our string of brilliant guest stars on ‘Elsbeth,’” showrunner and executive producer Jon Tolins said in a statement. “Everyone on the show works hard to make our set a welcoming place for great actors to come and play. Apparently the news has gotten out and we couldn’t be happier.”
Metcalf is a four-time Emmy winner for her work on “Roseanne” and “Hacks,” and she currently stars opposite John Goodman in ABC’s “The Connors.” She recently took part in the third season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series ‘Monster’, where she will star opposite Charlie Hunnam in the role of Ed Gein’s mother Augusta.
Metcalf earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” and her film credits also include the “Toy Story” films, “Somewhere in Queens,” “Scream 2,” “JFK” and “Uncle Bucks.” She is also a two-time Tony winner and a founding member of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater.
Emmy winner McCormack, best known as Will Truman from NBC’s “Will & Grace,” is also a stage actor who recently starred in Broadway’s “The Cottage.” He made his Broadway debut in the 2001 production of “The Music Man” and starred in the Tony-nominated production of Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man.”
On the television side, McCormack will next star in the MGM+ limited series “Nine Dead Bodies in a Mexican Morgue.” His credits also include ‘The Other Black Girl’, ‘Travelers’, ‘Trust Me’ and ‘Perception’.
