CBS’s mother-son legal dramedy So Help Me Todd, starring Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin, starts filming season 2 mid-December in Vancouver — in order to make a February 15th premiere.
So Help Me Todd has charmed viewers with the incomparable chemistry between Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin. With the series’ unique blend of captivating legal drama, laugh-out-loud humor and intriguing family dysfunction, it’s no wonder the audience continues to grow. — CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach.
Season One filmed in Vancouver in the summer and Fall of 2022.
Where did we leave Marcia Gay Harden’s successful lawyer Margaret and Skylar Astin’s scruffy aimless PI son Todd in season one?
Margaret becomes a partner in her law firm and Todd gets his PI licence back.
So Help Me Todd Season 2:
Episodes:
Filming dates: December 13 2023 – April 15 2024.
Creator: Scott Prendergast.
Showrunner: Elizabeth Klaviter.
Cast: Marcia Gay Harden, Skylar Astin, Madeline Wise, Inga Schlingmann, Rosa Arrendondo, Tristan J. Winger.
The Family:
Madeline Wise is Todd’s sister Allison, an ER trauma surgeon.
The Law Firm:
Inga Schlingmann is Todd’s former girlfriend Susan, who now works with his mother Margaret at her law firm.
Rosa Arrendondo is Margaret’s “Girl Friday” Francey at the law firm.
Tristan J. Winger is licensed investigator Lyle at Margaret’s law firm.
OK. I need for you to put together a plan to live an adult, financially solvent life – Mom to Todd.
What are you doing, get off the wheel?! I am driving this car. – Todd.
Filming in Vancouver:
Marcia Gay Harden & Skylar Astin in Downtown Vancouver.
Marcia Gay Harden at North Vancouver Public Library.
Producers: Stage 29 Productions, Scott Prendergast.