Carrie Preston Teases 'Blind Spots' With Teddy & Alec in 'Elsbeth' Season 3 Return

The actress reveals what to expect when the CBS drama comes back for the second half of the season.

Published on Feb. 26, 2026

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Carrie Preston, who plays the titular character Elsbeth Tascioni, discusses how the upcoming episodes of Elsbeth Season 3 will explore the lawyer-turned-NYPD consent decree monitor's 'blind spots,' especially regarding her skepticism of her son Teddy's suspicions about Alec Bloom, the mayoral candidate she's been dating. The midseason premiere will feature Elsbeth investigating a wealthy biohacker while Teddy continues to probe Alec's potentially fabricated backstory, causing tension between mother and son.

Why it matters

Elsbeth is known for her keen observational skills and ability to notice every tiny detail, which has helped her solve high-stakes murder cases. However, the new season will explore how even someone as perceptive as Elsbeth can have 'blind spots,' especially when it comes to her personal life and relationships.

The details

In the midseason premiere episode 'Ol' Man Liver,' Elsbeth will battle a wealthy biohacker, played by Hamish Linklater, who will go to extreme lengths to stay young, including murder. Meanwhile, Teddy, Elsbeth's political journalist son, will run into a career snag involving his investigation of mayoral candidate Alec Bloom, whom Elsbeth has been dating. Teddy discovered holes in Alec's story about an unhoused man he once helped, as well as his proclaimed history of being unhoused in his own childhood, and this investigation will continue to cause problems for Teddy and Elsbeth.

  • Elsbeth Season 3 will return on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 10/9c on CBS.
  • The show has already been renewed for Season 4.

The players

Elsbeth Tascioni

The titular character, a lawyer-turned-NYPD consent decree monitor known for her keen observational skills and ability to solve high-stakes murder cases.

Teddy

Elsbeth's political journalist son, who has a suspicion that there is something not quite right about Alec Bloom, the mayoral candidate Elsbeth is dating.

Alec Bloom

The mayoral candidate Elsbeth is dating, whose backstory Teddy is investigating and finding potential fabrications.

Hamish Linklater

The actor who will play a wealthy biohacker that Elsbeth investigates in the midseason premiere.

Marissa Gold

The character from The Good Fight who is running Alec Bloom's mayoral campaign.

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What they’re saying

“Teddy is definitely Elsbeth's son, and so he is not afraid to keep digging about things and get down to the bottom of something. He has a sneaking suspicion [that] there's something not quite right about Alec Bloom, whom Elsbeth is dating. And so there's a question there. Is he making things up? Is what we're seeing on the surface real? What's politics, what isn't? It gets a little bit tense because Elsbeth is not willing to see that and doesn't believe her son. So there is a little bit of tension there. The heart and the head maybe aren't speaking to each other.”

— Carrie Preston, Actress (TV Insider)

“Because she hasn't seen that, and she's the most perceptive person. She trusts her own sense of perception. She trusts because she's got such a keen observational gift, and that's what's gotten her where she is as a lawyer, and now as a detective, that's not really a detective. She trusts her own instincts, and she's not believing it.”

— Carrie Preston, Actress (TV Insider)

“She understands the world of politics more than most, having been involved with it and having, from her Chicago days, defended a lot of politicians. And so she understands the cutthroat world of politics as well.”

— Carrie Preston, Actress (TV Insider)

“Somebody as brilliant as she is has had to learn how to protect herself. When you're that open, things can come at you. That's where her mind comes in. Her brain is incredibly adept at that, at seeing and also protecting.”

— Carrie Preston, Actress (TV Insider)

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