Elsbeth<\/a><\/em> has romantic tension in store for Elseth Tascioni<\/a> (Carrie Preston<\/a>) when Season 3 returns. Elsbeth\u2019s been flirting with mayoral candidate Alec Bloom (Ivan Hernandez<\/a>) all season, but her journalist son, Teddy (Ben Levi Ross<\/a>), has discovered that the politician may have buried secrets in his past to help his electoral chances. In Season 3, Elsbeth\u2019s being challenged to question why she is so good at catching killers, but can\u2019t spot suspicious behavior in her personal life.<\/p>\n The Columbo<\/a><\/em>-esque<\/span> CBS<\/a> drama is currently on its midseason break. Hamish Linklater<\/a> will be the guest star of the week when the show returns. Here, we\u2019re breaking down when the show will return and what to expect in the second half of Elsbeth<\/em> Season 3, plus details on its Season 4 renewal<\/a>.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Elsbeth<\/em> Season 3 midseason finale aired on December 18 on CBS. The Season 3 midseason premiere airs on Thursday, February 26, at 10\/9c.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the\u00a0Elsbeth<\/em> Season 3 release schedule:<\/p>\n Carrie Preston and Hamish Linklater in \u2018Elsbeth\u2019 Season 3 Episode 11 (Michael Parmelee \/ CBS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Here\u2019s the logline for\u00a0Elsbeth\u00a0<\/em>Season 3 Episode 11, \u201cOl\u2019 Man Liver,\u201d the midseason premiere: \u201cElsbeth battles a wealthy biohacker (Hamish Linklater) who will do anything to stay young, including an extreme diet, vigorous exercise, and murder.\u201d<\/p>\n Linklater\u2019s character is named Archer Kopunek. The episode also features guest stars Braeden De La Garza as Det. Rivers, Karma Jenkins as Ana, and Brittany Inge as Julia Payne-Wagner, Captain Wagner\u2019s (Wendell Pierce<\/a>) daughter.<\/p>\n Tolins told TV Insider that Judge Crawford\u2019s (Michael Emerson<\/a>) widow, Winnie (Henny Russell<\/a>), will return in the second half of Season 3.<\/p>\n \u201cWinnie is also involved in politics, and we\u2019re heading toward an election, so there may be some crossover between those two plots,\u201d Tolins said.<\/p>\n Alec\u2019s campaign is run by Marissa Gold (Sarah Steele<\/a>) from\u00a0The Good Fight<\/a><\/em>. She clocked Alec and Elsbeth\u2019s chemistry early on this season and staged a PR-stunt relationship between them without their knowledge. They\u2019ve been rolling with it, and they are smitten with each other. But there are truths to be unveiled about Alec in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s so appealing and attractive. And there are things, though, that aren\u2019t quite adding up,\u201d Tolins said of Alec. \u201cWe\u2019re looking at ideas about truth, and can you be honest in every aspect of your life all the time? What does it mean? What do we expect of each other? And also, what does it mean for public life? Do we hold people to impossible standards? All that stuff is getting mixed up with Elsbeth\u2019s romance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTeddy\u2019s job and his protectiveness of his mother both will be tested by what\u2019s to come,\u201d Tolins added.<\/p>\nWhen does\u00a0Elsbeth<\/em> Season 3 return?<\/h2>\n
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