Elsbeth Season 3 premiered on CBS on October 12, 2025, and continued the story of Elsbeth Tascioni using her detective skills to solve murders despite not actually being a detective. The first episode of the season focused on the mysterious death of a late-night comedy show star and how Tascioni found out the true killer.The episode featured many of its recurring cast members along with some guest stars, who helped shape the episode's story. Here's a cast and character guide for the episode.Elsbeth Season 3 Episode 1 castElsbeth Season 3 episode 1, Yes, And..., follows the death of a late-night comedy show star, Scotty Bristol, in what appears to be a bizarre workplace accident. In reality, the accident was secretly orchestrated by his executive producer, Laurel Hammond. Exhausted by his abusive behavior, she tricked him into a private meeting and killed him using a paper shredder. Police suspect his co-star Mickey to be the killer, but Elsbeth is convinced that Mickey's sorrow is real, leading her to investigate to find the real killer. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe episode stars Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni and Wendell Pierce as Captain C.W. Wagner in the main roles. Preston is also known for playing her roles of Tascioni in The Good Wife, Arlene Fowler in True Blood, and Polly Marks in Claws, among other roles. Wendell Pierce is also known for playing Jonathan Williams in Clemency, Detective Mills in The Gift, Perry White in Superman, Detective William Moreland in The Wire, and James Greer in Jack Ryan, among other roles.The recurring cast includes Sullivan Jones, whom you might remember from Harlem and The Gilded Age as Cameron Clayden, Ben Levi Ross, who is also known for tick, tick... BOOM! as Teddy Tascioni, Daniel K. Isaac, who is known for Billions, Outerlands, and Plan B as Lieutenant Steve Connor, Danny Mastrogiorgio, whom you might remember from The Blacklist and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Bobby Smullen, Lindsay Mendez, who is also known for Merrily We Roll Along and Elementary as Officer Grace Hackett, and Marcia DeBonis, whom you might remember from The Other Two and The Time Traveler's Wife, as Sheryl Jacobs.Stephen Colbert, the comedian and writer known for hosting his show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, guest-stars as Scotty Bristol. Amy Sedaris, who is best known for Strangers with Candy, The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Funtime Hour, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, guest-stars as Laurel Hammond-Muntz. Andy Richter, whom you might remember from Arrested Development, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and Love, Victor, among others, guest-stars as Mickey Muntz. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostOther guest stars of the episode are Mark St. Cyr as Ronan Gaines, R.J. Foster as Carl, Wayne Federman as Jim, Lindsay Nicole Chambers as Steph, James Hightower as Matthew the Page, and Mishka Yarovoy as Kip.Elsbeth is created by Robert King and Michelle King, who are also executive producers on the show, along with Jonathan Tolins, Liz Glotzer, Bryan Goluboff, Erica Shelton, and Gail Barringer. Carrie Preston is the producer. The production companies behind the show are Nemorino Productions, King Size Productions, and CBS Studios.The first ten episodes of Elsbeth Season 3 are streaming on Paramount+. The show will be back on air after the mid-season break on Feb 26, 2026.For more articles like this, follow Soapcentral.