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Elsbeth Season 3 Finale Preview: Patti LuPone & Michael Urie Guest Star

Patti LuPone as Ruby Lane and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in ‘Elsbeth’ season 3’s finale (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

CBS’s Elsbeth wraps up season three with an episode featuring guest stars Patti LuPone and Michael Urie. Directed by Joe Menendez, season three, episode 20 – “That’s All” – will air on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 10pm ET/PT.

“That’s All” Plot: A minor royal’s mysterious death at New York’s most legendary hotel brings Elsbeth into a world of faded elegance, cabaret, and murder on the season three finale

Carrie Preston returns to star as the titular character. Wendell Pierce is also back as Captain C.W. Wagner for the series’ third season.

Carrie Preston, Michael Urie, and Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner in the season 3 finale (Photo © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

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).

Carra Patterson as Kaya Blanke and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in season 3 episode 20 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner, Carrie Preston as the titular character, Carra Patterson as Kaya Blanke, and Patti LuPone as Ruby Lane in the season 3 finale (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Hayward Leach as Roy and Ben Levi Ross as Teddy in season 3’s finale (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

 

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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