‘Elsbeth’ Casting Director Teases Season 3 Guest Star Fans Are Dying to See
The Carrie Preston-led comedy drama is coming back to the screens this fall — and possibly bringing Fleabag’s star along.
There’s nothing holding CBS’ current big hit Elsbeth back from inviting some of the most popular stars of the genre in, and the show’s casting director thinks it might be time to go big in this regard.
Launched last year as a spinoff for the network’s previous popular drama The Good Wife, Elsbeth stars Carrie Preston as the eponymous character as she navigates her life and career of a NYPD attorney helping her co-workers to corner criminals in New York City.
While Elsbeth might have started more as an experiment show, its growing popularity proves there will likely be at least a couple of new seasons more — and Fleabag’s actress might join at some point.
‘Elsbeth’ Casting Director Really Wants Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a Guest Star
Seriously, who doesn’t?
Waller-Bridge has been long regarded as a comedy legend even years after her TV breakthrough Fleabag came to its end back in 2019, so no wonder Elsbeth’s casting director Findley Davidson thinks the actress will fit just fine in CBS’ quirky comedy show.
“Phoebe Waller-Bridge is someone who I think would be interesting and a little bit of a departure from what we’ve seen”, Davidson revealed in an interview with Variety recently.
She then added that, despite not having contacted Waller-Bridge yet, she’s sure there won’t be a problem with that as Elsbeth’s leading star Carrie Preston might already be friends with her.
“Carrie just sets the tone so beautifully on set. She’s been doing this for a long time; she’s friends with many of these actors. She’s just a big, big draw because people love working with Carrie”, Davidson stated.
‘Elsbeth’ Was Having Hard Times Ahead of Season 1 Release
Even though Elsbeth doesn’t really come as an original story while Carrie Preston’s character was pretty well known to the fans of CBS’ hits like The Good Wife and The Good Fight, it was initially hard for the spinoff centring entirely on Elsbeth to find some recognition.
“I’d call up somewhere like CAA, and they’d say, ‘How do you say it? Elizabeth? What’s the name of the show?’ That was really hard in the beginning”, Davidson shared in the same interview.
When Will ‘Elsbeth’ Season 3 Be Released?
CBS is yet to announce the premiere date for Elsbeth’s upcoming third season, though the new episodes will likely air this fall, with the series retaining its Thursday night time slot.
