After becoming one of the top new shows in the 2022-2023 TV season (no. 3 overall, according to CBS), So Help Me Todd season 2 reunited the investigating duo of Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin. But even despite it's early success, the show was cancelled by CBS and ended its run after two seasons.
Created by Scott Prendergast, whose previous credits include the FX series Wilfred, So Help Me Todd was another investigative crime drama for CBS, along with NCIS season 21 and NCIS: Hawai'i season 3, the FBI franchise (FBI season 6, FBI: International season 3 and FBI: Most Wanted season 5), S.W.A.T. season 7 and more. But what helped So Help Me Todd stand out is its mix of comedy and drama as its two talented leads try to solve different cases each week.
Here is everything you need to know about So Help Me Todd season 2.
How to watch So Help Me Todd season 2
So Help Me Todd has concluded its run on CBS. Now if you want to catch up with the entire series you can do so by subscribing to Paramount Plus and watching all the episodes on-demand.
In the UK So Help Me Todd season 2 is available to watch on Alibi on Thursday, July 11 2024 at 9pm. The 10-part series airs weekly on Thursdays on the channel at the same time. It is also available as a box set on Sky Box Sets, Virgin TV Box Sets and NOW.
So Help Me Todd season 2 recaps
Keep up with So Help Me Todd season 2 courtesy of our in-depth recaps for the series:
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 1, "Iceland Was Horrible"
"Margaret and Todd tackle a case involving a murder on live local morning news and must rethink their working relationship after Todd decides to open his own PI business." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 1 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 2, "Your Day in Court"
""As Margaret and Todd work on two separate cases, Todd suspects a crime is happening in the courthouse right under their noses." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 2 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 3, "The Queen of Courts"
"Margaret and Todd defend the 'Queen of Hearts' (Sandra Bernhard), a notoriously unscrupulous lawyer accused of orchestrating a fraudulent accident that resulted in the death of a 'fake victim.'" Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 3 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 4, "Dial M for Margaret"
"While in the hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy, Todd is convinced he overheard a plot to murder someone. When Margaret realizes her difficult but very important clients are interested in Todd’s theories, she jumps into the role of private investigator and brings them along for the ride. Also, Todd gets to meet his personal guru, Dick Franks (Dean Winters), a grizzled veteran private investigator who shares the hospital room with him." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 4 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 5, "End on a High Note"
"Margaret and Todd defend international opera star, supreme diva and Lyle’s mother, Jaqueline." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 5 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 6, "Is the Jury Out?"
"Lawrence enlists Todd’s services to find out the sexual orientation of a judge. Also, with her client’s livelihood at stake, Margaret and Lyle search for a reluctant witness." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 6 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 7, "Faux-Bituary"
"Margaret and Todd team up to help a man who has been declared legally dead, even though he is very much alive." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 7 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 8, "P.I.'s Wide Shut"
"While Margaret helps Susan serve justice for a tennis coach accused of drugging a teen athlete, Todd and Lyle embark on an epic office prank war." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 8 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 9, "The Broker"
"While Margaret makes every employee at Crest, Folding & Wright work over the weekend on Gus’ fairness hearing for a class action settlement, Todd begins investigating a secret case with the FBI where everyone at the firm is a potential suspect." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 9 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 10, "The Tooth Is Out There"
"While Margaret tries to save her struggling law firm by taking on a case involving a large cosmetics company with deep pockets, Todd is determined to crack an important FBI investigation that will seal the fate of Crest, Folding & Wright, one way or another." Read WTW's So Help Me Todd season 2 episode 10 recap.
So Help Me Todd season 2 cast
Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin headline So Help Me Todd as the mother and son investigating team. Harden plays Margaret Wright, a meticulous attorney, who hires her son Todd, a private detective whose methods are best described as "scrappy," to work at her law firm as an investigator.
Harden, in addition to winning an Oscar for her supporting role in 2000's Pollock, is a three-time Emmy nominee who has starred in The Morning Show, The Newsroom, Code Black, Fifty Shades of Grey, Damages and Mystic River.
Astin is likely most recognized from his time in the Pitch Perfect franchise, though he also has starred in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Ground Floor and an arc on Grey's Anatomy season 18.
The rest of the regular cast of So Help Me Todd includes Madeline Wise (Star Trek: Picard season 2) as Allison, Tristen J. Winger (2023's White Men Can't Jump) as Lyle, Inga Schlingmann (Law & Order: SVU) as Susan and Rosa Arredondo (Roswell, New Mexico) as Francey.
So Help Me Todd season 2 plot
The basic premise of So Help Me Todd is seeing how this mother-and-son team works together to solve cases despite having very different world views. The show has a case-of-the-week format, so there isn't really a larger overarching plotline, though character relationships evolve across the season.
So Help Me Todd season 2 trailer
Check out the promo for So Help Me Todd season 2 right here:
