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Matthew Broderick and Son James Wilkie Broderick to Appear Together on CBS' 'Elsbeth'

The father-son duo will portray colleagues in a college admissions scandal in their first on-screen collaboration, airing in 2025.

  • Matthew Broderick and his 22-year-old son James Wilkie Broderick will share the screen for the first time in an upcoming episode of CBS' 'Elsbeth.'
  • James Wilkie Broderick, a Brown University senior and aspiring actor, will play Carl, a 'success trainer' at a college admissions consulting firm.
  • Matthew Broderick will portray Lawrence Grey, the head of the firm who resorts to extreme measures to protect his position.
  • The episode, set to air in 2025, is part of the second season of 'Elsbeth,' a spinoff of the acclaimed series 'The Good Wife.'
  • This marks James Wilkie's first major acting role, following minor appearances in theater and the Apple TV+ series 'Lady in the Lake.'
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