“Not going to be there every day”: Elsbeth showrunner reveals if Carra Patterson’s Kaya Blanke is leaving the show

Elsbeth recently introduced a twist that left fans worried about Kaya Blanke’s future in the show. In season 2, episode 19, Kaya, played by Carra Patterson, received a promotion as an undercover agent and decided to move to Washington, DC.

The NYPD officer turned detective has been with Elsbeth Tascioni through all her adventures. The two have formed a close friendship over time, and fans aren’t able to imagine the lead’s life without Kaya.

In an interview with Decider, showrunner Jonathan Tolins has talked about Kaya’s fate in the series, revealing that Carra Patterson is leaving as a series regular but will continue to make guest appearances in the next season:

“I want to make it clear: she is not leaving. The character of Kaya remains in the world of Elsbeth, she’s just not going to be there every day. We love Carra and we love Kaya and we’re gonna want to have her as often as possible, but I think it will be interesting to see Elsbeth have to deal with not having Kaya all the time next to her.”

Elsbeth showrunner talks about Kaya’s exit as a series regular

Neither the creators nor Carra Patterson have revealed the official reason behind her demotion to a guest star. Kaya will make her final appearance as a series regular in the season 2 finale and will then have cameos in the third season.

Jonathan Tolins added that he is happy how Kaya grew professionally in just two seasons, as she went from being an NYPD officer to a detective, and now to an undercover agent:

“The character had this dream of being a detective,e and it was so wonderful to watch her face obstacles in the way of her achieving that dream and then to achieve it. And so her position professionally has changed.”

Carrie Preston, who played the lead Elsbeth Tascioni, was also present during the conversation and said that Kaya’s move to Washington, DC mirrors the titular character’s journey, who also moved from Chicago to New York and had a fresh start:

“The one thing I love about the show is it’s so much about a woman reinventing herself, moving to a new city at a certain part in her life when she doesn’t have to. She’s achieved such success in Chicago, and she makes this decision to move and start this whole new career, and now we see Kaya doing that, as well.”

The series is a spin-off of The Good Wife and The Good Fight and follows the titular attorney who starts working as a detective and solves some high-stakes cases.

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Apart from Carra Patterson and Carrie Preston, the show stars Wendell Pierce as Charles Wallace, Gloria Reuben as Claudia Payne, and Danny Mastrogiorgio as Detective Bobby Smullen.

Elsbeth Season 2 airs new episodes on Thursdays.

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