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‘Elsbeth’ Season 2 Episode 8 Preview: Laurie Metcalf Guest Stars in the Fall Finale

Emmy and Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf guest stars as a popular TV star on CBS’s Elsbeth season two episode eight, the fall finale. Directed by Darren Grant from a script by Matthew K. Begbie, episode eight – “Toil and Trouble” – will air on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.

Carrie Preston stars as Elsbeth Tascioni, Wendell Pierce stars as Captain C.W. Wagner, and Carra Patterson is back as Officer Kaya Blanke. Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, and Jonathan Tolins serve as executive producers.

“Toil and Trouble” Plot: Elsbeth is thrown into the world of television after the showrunner of a long-running police procedural is brutally murdered in his office, and although it appears to be the act of a disgruntled fan, she begins to suspect the show’s longtime star Regina Coburn (Metcalf), who yearns for artistic fulfillment. Meanwhile, Judge Crawford (Michael Emerson) continues to be a thorn in Elsbeth’s side.

Laurie Metcalf as Regina Coburn and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in ‘Elsbeth’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Elsbeth Season 2 Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston is back as Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view. Season two of the critically acclaimed series brings new cases and challenges when mistakes of the past come back to haunt Elsbeth, her boss Captain Wagner (Pierce), and detective in training Officer Kaya Blanke (Patterson).

Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner and Michael Emerson as Judge Milton Crawford in season 2 episode 8 (Photo © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Dominic Fumusa as Jack Wilson and Laurie Metcalf as Regina Coburn in season 2 episode 8 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni and Marc Webster as Pete in season 2 episode 8 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Dominic Fumusa as Jack Wilson in season 2 episode 8 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Dominic Fumusa as Jack Wilson, Carra Patterson as Kaya Blanke, and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in season 2 episode 8 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)



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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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