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Matthew Broderick and his son James will be guests together on Elsbeth
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Matthew Broderick and his son James will be guests together on Elsbeth

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Matthew Broderick and James Wilkie Broderick. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GQ

Matthew Broderick and his son with Sarah Jessica Parker, James Wilkie Broderickjoin Elsbeththe world next year.

CBS announced Monday (November 25) that the father-son duo will guest star on an episode of the series starring Carrie Preston in 2025. This will be the first time Matthew, 62, and James, 22, will share the screen together.

Matthew will play Lawrence Grey, a man who helps Manhattan’s elite get their children into the prep schools and colleges of their choice despite their shortcomings. The character has the “expertise and connections” to ensure he becomes rich and powerful. However, Lawrence is threatened and is “driven to murder”.

James, for his part, will play Carl who works for Lawrence’s coaching company, Outmatch Educational Consulting. As a top “success coach,” Carl helps students ensure they get into the Ivy League.

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have welcomed three children since they married in 1997. The couple welcomed their son, James, five years after their marriage, followed by their twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha, in 2009. Well Although the duo tends to keep their family life private, Parker has opened up exclusively about her children’s interests with (…)

Elsbethwhich is a series derived from The good wifefollows Preston as the titular character who was previously a lawyer turned de facto detective who helps the New York Police Department with their investigations. Elsbeth’s original and unconventional methods lead her to make unique observations that help solve crimes. The show also features Wendell Pierce And Carra Patterson.

The air date for Matthew and James’ episode has not yet been revealed.

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James is the only son of Matthew and Parker, 59, whom they welcomed in October 2002. The couple are also the proud parents of their 15-year-old twin daughters, Tabitha Hodge and Marion Loretta Elwell.

Following in the footsteps of his famous parents, James is currently studying classics and theater at Brown University. Although this is the first time James and his father have shared the screen, it is not his first role. James had a minor role in the miniseries Lady at the lake and should appear in the next project Days ending in Y.

Matthew and James to come Elsbeth appearance isn’t the only cute on-screen couple in the works. Preston’s real husband, Michael EmersonEast join the CBS series in a recurring role starting in December. Emerson will play Judge Milton Crawford, who is a foil for Elsbeth. His character is described as a “haughty, soft-spoken, bespectacled man from an old New England civil servant family who considers his place in the national elite a birthright.”

Elsbeth premiered in February and featured an impressive array of A-list guest stars, including Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nathan Lane, Vanessa Williams, Eric McCormack, Laurie Metcalf and more.

Elsbeth airs on CBS Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET. New episodes air the next day on Paramount+.