After Elsbeth packed about as many visitor stars as attainable into the musical Season 2 finale, the upcoming Season 3 premiere within the fall 2025 TV schedule might be star-studded as properly. The Late Present‘s Stephen Colbert, Elf alum Amy Sedaris, and longtime speak present sidekick Andy Richter will all assist main woman Carrie Preston kick off the third season on CBS. Superstar visitor stars are normally the killers on the hit drama, and I assumed I had my thoughts made up about how Colbert could be included. Now, after CBS launched some first seems and particulars in regards to the premiere, I am rethinking my theories.
The Season 3 premiere of Elsbeth is named “Sure, And…” and can air on Sunday, October 12 earlier than returning to its typical Thursday evening time slot for the remainder of the season. In response to CBS, that is what followers can anticipate:
Elsbeth dives into the world of late-night comedy when backstage tensions rise between a chat present host (Stephen Colbert), his head author Laurel (Amy Sedaris) and her on-air sidekick husband, Mickey (Andy Richter). Additionally, Elsbeth meets a brand new police officer (Lindsay Mendez) who’s an aspiring stand-up comedian when off the clock, on the third season premiere.
When one movie star is starring in an episode, like when the Season 2 premiere featured Nathan Lane for one among my favourite Elsbeth episodes of all time, they’re normally the assassin. With three movie star visitor stars to begin Season 3… properly, I’ve had questions, and the brand new pictures have added some new twists. Let’s begin with my first concept, which can be the one I am essentially the most assured has now been dominated out.
Information of Stephen Colbert coming to Elsbeth first broke shortly after CBS’ controversial cancellation of The Late Present, however the timing was such that I suspected Colbert’s position within the episode was within the works earlier than his speak present was cancelled. My knee-jerk response was to assume that the Colbert Report alum could be enjoying himself and simply making a cameo for a bit of little bit of CBS crossover to advertise The Late Present.
With affirmation that Colbert might be enjoying a personality by the title of Scotty Bristol in addition to the pictures that show Colbert is not simply out and in of the episode in a single scene, I contemplate myself 100% improper for this primary concept.
Concept #2: Colbert’s Scotty As The Killer
The primary of the newly-released photographs that I noticed from Elsbeth‘s Season 3 premiere was the one above, with Elsbeth wanting like she’s a bit of starstruck by Stephen Colbert’s character. Elsbeth would not normally get entangled in instances earlier than the large demise of an episode, so it appeared to me like a fairly clear signal that Colbert could be the newest movie star that the drama recruited to play a killer. However then I stored photographs and reconsidered, bringing me to an choice that could be the funniest of all of them.
New Concept: Stephen Colbert Performs The Homicide Sufferer?
Whereas I initially thought that “backstage tensions” arising between Colbert and Sedaris’ characters pointed in direction of him because the killer and her because the sufferer, I’ve principally moved on from that concept because of the above picture. For those who ask me, that appears like Scotty is deep in his cups and feeling no ache, whereas Laurel seems a bit of bit extra calculating along with her dominant pose. Perhaps I watch too many crime dramas, however Scotty seems like he is susceptible sufficient for a bit of little bit of homicide, Elsbeth-style.
Plus, there are extra photographs of Amy Sedaris and Andy Richter collectively and/or with Elsbeth than there are of Colbert, and the 2 might be enjoying a married couple. As an alternative of Scotty killing Laurel or Mickey, possibly it is far more fortunate that the couple would be the culprits. And since that is Elsbeth, the crimes are usually laced with a good quantity of humor. There’s one thing morbidly humorous to me about Colbert probably enjoying a smarmy host after which being killed by his personal author and sidekick… simply after The Late Present received the axe. In addition to, I can completely image Colbert’s type of humor becoming in on Elsbeth.
Learn the way lengthy he lasts with the Season 3 premiere of Elsbeth on Sunday, October 12 at 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS, adopted by a swap again to the same old 10 p.m. ET Thursday time slot on October 16. If you wish to revisit earlier episodes of the hit drama, you could find each seasons to date streaming with a Paramount+ subscription.