'Elsbeth' Season 2 Cast Update: Carrie Preston's Real-Life Husband Michael Emerson Is Joining, Role Revealed!

Carrie Preston is about to be joined by her real-life husband, actor Michael Emerson, on her hit show Elsbeth!

The actor will be joining the CBS series in a recurring role in Season 2, Variety reports.

The news was revealed during the Elsbeth panel at 2024 New York Comic-Con, moderated by series guest star Laura Benanti.

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He will join starting in the show’s December 12 episode.

The Lost star will appear as Judge Milton Crawford, and is described as a “haughty, soft-spoken and bespectacled man from an old New England family of public servants who sees his place in the nation’s elite as a birthright.”

He’ll play the foil to Elsbeth Tascioni, portrayed by his wife Carrie.

The couple has appeared on camera before in projects including Person of Interest.

Carrie also just revealed why Elsbeth Tascioni, the title character from the CBS hit Elsbeth, is always carrying so many bags.

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