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So Help Me Todd is an American legal drama television series, created by Scott Prendergast that premiered on September 29, 2022, on CBS. The series follows a talented but directionless private investigator, who begrudgingly agrees to work at his overbearing mother's law firm. It stars Marcia Gay Harden, Skylar Astin, Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann, and Rosa Arrendondo.

So Help Me Todd
Genre	Legal drama Comedy drama
Created by	Scott Prendergast
Starring	Marcia Gay Harden Skylar Astin Madeline Wise Tristen J. Winger Inga Schlingmann Rosa Evangelina Arredondo
Music by	Jeff Russo Sam Lucas
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Michael Spiller Dr. Phillip C. McGraw Jay McGraw Julia Eisenman Scott Prendergast Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter Amy York Rubin Craig Shapiro Liz Kruger
Producers	JoAnne McCool Marcia Gay Harden S. Lily Hui Ira Madison III Wayne Bennett
Cinematography	Eric Tremi Stephen Jackson
Editors	Christian Kinnard Jean-Nicolas Rivat Joe Mitacek Eric Lea
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Stage 29 Productions CBS Studios The Elizabeth Diaries
Distributor	Paramount Global Content Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29) – present (present)

Premise

So Help Me Todd follows Todd, a talented but directionless private investigator, and who is also the black sheep of his family. At the insistence of his overbearing mother, Margaret, Todd begrudgingly agrees to work at her law firm as the in-house investigator. Margaret has a tendency to strictly adhere to the law, which is at complete odds with Todd's tendency to bend the law to navigate sticky situations.[1]

Cast

• Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret,[2] a defense attorney, completed her Juris Doctor degree after the death of her first husband – her children's father
• Skylar Astin as Todd,[2] Margaret's youngest child, a former private detective hired by Margaret's firm
• Madeline Wise as Allison,[2] Todd's married sister, an ER doctor
• Tristen J. Winger as Lyle,[2] a fastidious in-house investigator at Margaret's firm
• Inga Schlingmann as Susan,[2] Todd's engaged ex-girlfriend, a lawyer at Margaret's firm
• Rosa Evangelina Arredondo as Francey,[2] Margaret's executive assistant

Episodes

No.	Title [3]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Amy York Rubin	Scott Prendergast	September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29)	4.82[4]
2	"Co-Pilot"	Michael Spiller	Scott Prendergast	October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)	4.41[5]
3	"Second Second Chance"	Robert Duncan McNeill	Lisa Kyonga Parsons	October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)	4.49[6]
4	"Corduroy Briefs"[7]	Nancy Hower	Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter & Nicole French	October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)	TBD
5	"Let the Wright One In"[8]	Keith Powell	Andy Berman	October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)	TBD

Production

Development

On February 3, 2022, it was announced that CBS had given a pilot order to an untitled mother and son legal drama from Scott Prendergast.[9] The series is produced by Prendergast, Dr. Phil McGraw, Jay McGraw, and Julia Eisenmann. The pilot episode was also written by Prendergast.[10] On March 15, 2022, Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro joined the series as showrunners and executive producers.[11]

On May 12, 2022, it was announced that CBS had given the production, titled So Help Me Todd, a series order.[12] It was also announced that Elizabeth Klaviter had replaced Kruger and Shapiro as the series' showrunner.[13]

Casting

In March 2022, it was announced that Geena Davis had signed on to star in the series.[14] Shortly after, Skylar Astin was announced to star opposite her, as her son.[15] Madeline Wise and Inga Schlingmann also joined the cast in lead roles.[16] After having filmed the pilot, it was announced that Davis had exited the series.[17] On March 23, 2022, it was announced that Marcia Gay Harden had replaced Davis.[18] A few days later, it was announced that Rosa Arredondo and Tristen J. Winger had also joined the cast in series regular roles.[19]

Filming

Production on the pilot began in March 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[20] Filming for the rest of the season began on July 27, 2022, and is scheduled to conclude on December 16, 2022.[21]A TD Bank office in downtown Vancouver serves as Margaret's law firm.[22]

Broadcast

On May 18, 2022, CBS announced its fall broadcast schedule for the 2022-23 television season, with So Help Me Todd airing on Thursdays at 9:00PM ET.[23] On June 23, 2022, the series was given a September 29, 2022, premiere date.[24] So Help Me Todd began airing on September 29, 2022, on CBS in the United States,[25] and on Global TV in Canada.[26]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 50% approval rating based on 6 critic reviews.[27] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 51 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[28]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of So Help Me Todd

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	September 29, 2022	0.4	4.82[4]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"Co-Pilot"	October 6, 2022	0.3	4.41[5]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"Second Second Chance"	October 13, 2022	0.4	4.49[6]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

References

External links

• Official website
• So Help Me Todd at IMDb 

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