Laurie Metcalf & Eric McCormack Join 'Elsbeth' Season 2, Character Details Revealed!

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Laurie Metcalf and Eric McCormack are set to appear in upcoming episodes of Elsbeth!

The Roseanne and Will & Grace alums have been cast in guest star roles on the The Good Wife and The Good Fight spinoff series, Variety reports. Keep reading to find out more… Laurie is set to appear in episode eight, likely airing in early December, as Regina Coburn, who is “the star of a police procedural who yearns for artistic fulfillment after playing a no-nonsense, hardened detective for two decades.” In the episode, “after the showrunner of Regina’s long-running series is ‘brutally murdered in his office in what appears to be the act of a disgruntled fan,’ Regina goes toe-to-toe with Elsbeth as she becomes a prime suspect.” Eric is set to portray Tom Murphy in the very next episode.

His character is “the charismatic and charming founder of Heiwa Zen Center, an upscale holistic wellness retreat that caters to the one-percent.” In episode nine, “Tom ‘takes matters into his own hands’ after his wellness empire is threatened by a young man seeking revenge.” In case you missed it, find out who else was recently announced to guest star on Elsbeth!

If you didn’t see, Laurie has also been cast in an upcoming new season of a hit Netflix anthology series… Elsbeth season two just premiered last Thursday (October 17) and airs weekly at 10pm ET/PT on CBS.