Paramount Press Express | CBS Entertainment

November 2023

SO HELP ME TODD stars Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright (Harden) and Todd (Astin), her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. As the black sheep of the well-heeled Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, excellent former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret’s penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd’s scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations: by the seat of his wrinkled pants. When Todd inadvertently teams with his mother on a case, she’s surprised to find herself duly impressed by – and proud of – his crafty ability to sleuth out information with his charm and his wide-ranging tech savvy. At last, Margaret sees a way to put her son on a “suitable” path to living an adult, financially solvent life she approves of, and she asks him to join her firm. Todd agrees, since it means getting his license back and once again doing the job he excels at and loves. Mother and son working together is a big first step toward mending their fragile, dysfunctional relationship, and they may even come away with a better understanding of each other at this pivotal point in their lives. But whether Todd and Margaret will be able to accept each other for who they are is another case entirely.

Premieres its second season Thursday, Feb. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs).


ON AIR:	Thursday (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)

ORIGINATION:

Vancouver

FORMAT:

STARRING:

Drama (Filmed in HD)

Marcia Gay Harden

Skylar Astin

Madeline Wise

Tristen J. Winger

Inga Schlingmann

Rosa Arredondo

(Margaret)

(Todd)

(Allison)

(Lyle)

(Susan)

(Francey)

PRODUCED BY:

CBS Studios

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:

Scott Prendergast, Liz Kruger & Craig Shapiro (pilot only), Elizabeth Klaviter, Dr. Phil McGraw, Jay McGraw and Amy York Rubin (pilot only).

Photos are available on www.paramountpressexpress.com

Website: https://www.cbs.com/shows/so-help-me-todd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoHelpMeCBS

Instagram: @sohelpmecbs

CBS Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBSTweet

Cast and crew on social:

	Twitter	Instagram
Marcia Gay Harden	@MGH_8	@mgh_8
Skylar Astin	@skylarastin	@skylarastin
Madeline Wise		@wise_dumb
Tristen J. Winger	@TristenJWinger	@tristenjwinger
Inga Schlingmann		@ingaschlingmann
Rosa Arrendondo Scott Prendergast Elizabeth Klaviter	@scottythep @ElizabethKlav	@rosaevangyarredondo @scottpprendergast