Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest plays a Reverend Mother on CBS’s Elsbeth season three, episode seven. Lindsey Normington also pops in as a pop star on the Thursday, November 20, 2025 episode, airing at 9pm ET/PT.
“And Then There Were Nuns” Plot: A pop star’s (Normington) purchase of a failing convent turns divine real estate into a murder scene as Elsbeth takes on the Mother of all nuns (Wiest). Meanwhile, Teddy digs into Alec Bloom’s past for a feature he is working on. Peter Sollett directs from a script by Matthew K. Begbie.
Carrie Preston returns to star as the titular character. Wendell Pierce is also back as Captain C.W. Wagner for the series’ third season.
Elsbeth Season 3 Description:
Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, the cunning yet unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to track down New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique intuitive insight. The critically acclaimed series enters its third season with fresh cases, new characters, and unexpected challenges for Elsbeth and the 11th Precinct, led by her boss, Captain C.W. Wagner (Pierce).
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