Carrie Preston Is Stumped & Upset In Elsbeth Season Finale Clip

Summary Screen Rant presents a clip from the Elsbeth season finale featuring Carrie Preston's character revealing she's stumped and upset.

Elsbeth has already been renewed for a second season.

The second season will likely bring back a strong cast of supporting characters and could include guest stars from The Good Wife universe.

Elsbeth has been largely regarded as a winning side entry in the world of The Good Wife and The Good Fight. The series, starring Carrie Preston in a return to her Emmy-winning role as Elsbeth Tascioni, redefines the character and puts her in a position to help the NYPD solve a new crime every week. The series also stars Carra Patterson as Officer Kaya Blanke, Fredric Lehne as Lieutenant Dave Noonan, and Wendell Pierce as Captain C.W. Wagner.

Screen Rant is happy to present a clip from the Elsbeth season finale. In it, Elsbeth reveals to Captain Wagner that she is stumped on her latest case and suggests it’s because of unresolved drama in the office. The official episode synopsis states that an unlikeable fashion photographer is murdered during a show, and Elsbeth suspects the killer was the show's leading model Nadine Clay (guest star Laura Benanti) or her husband. The episode also features André De Shields as designer Matteo Hart. Take a look at the clip and get ready to watch the episode when it airs Thursday, May 23 on CBS. The episode will also be available to stream on Paramount+.

What To Expect In Elsbeth Season 2

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Elsbeth season 2 has already been greenlit by CBS, ensuring that Preston’s titular star will return for at least one more outing. While nothing has been confirmed about the second season, much can be assumed based on what worked with the first—starting with the way Elsbeth took cues from how episodes of Columbo started with the reveal of a murderer. That format is relatively unique in the 2024 television landscape, and it has certainly paid off for Elsbeth thus far.

Although the clip above suggests that Elsbeth’s time with the NYPD is up, it’s also likely that the show’s second season will see her rejoin the department. New York City is an iconic show location, and staying in the city will allow for the return of Elsbeth’s strong cast of supporting characters. It would be fun to journey with Elsbeth as she helps solve crimes in different cities across America, but given how close she has gotten with some of her companions, odds are she will remain in The Big Apple for now.

Also likely to remain the same in an Elsbeth season 2 is a steady flow of exciting guest stars. Elsbeth released a guest star trailer for season 1, and part of the fun of tuning in each week is seeing a familiar face join the show’s universe—often in a villainous capacity. With people like Gina Gershon, Keegan-Michael Key, and Arian Moayed joining the first season and a whole list of characters from The Good Wife and The Good Fight one phone call away, audiences should expect more of the same in Elsbeth season 2.

The season finale of Elsbeth airs Thursday, May 23 at 9/8c on CBS.