Matthew Broderick Acts Alongside Son James Wilkie Broderick inElsbethSneak Peek (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

It’s a family affair forMatthew Broderickand his sonJames WilkieonElsbeth!

The father-son duo are set to maketheir onscreen debut togetheron the Feb. 20 episode — titled “Foiled Again” —  of the hit CBS series, which will focus on the investigation into “the mysterious death of a college admissions officer,” according to an official synopsis.

“Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) finds herself fencing with Lawrence Grey (Matthew), an independent educational consultant who promises an Ivy League future to high-paying clients and their painfully average kids,” the description continues. “The case also causes Elsbeth and Teddy to question how well she prepared him for the real world.”

From left: James Wilkie Broderick as Carl and Matthew Broderick as Lawrence Grey on ‘Elsbeth’.Michael Parmelee/CBS

Michael Parmelee/CBS

In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek of the episode, Lawrence is getting the lowdown on a case as Carl (James) — a top “success trainer” at his company, Outmatch Educational Consulting — listens in and writes in a notebook.

When he arrives in his office, Elsbeth immediately questions how well Lawrence knew Ethan.

“He was one of my early success stories,” Lawrence explains. “He was just a scrawny little kid in his high school drama club, always puffing on his inhaler. I helped him find fencing which changed his life.”

When asked if he knew about Ethan’s asthma, he replies, “He talked about that with everyone.”

Matthew Broderick as Lawrence on ‘Elsbeth’.Michael Parmelee/CBS

Elsbeth’s attention turns to all Lawrence’s employees. She says, “So all these young people are helping high school seniors.”

“Oh, no, we usually start younger,” Lawrence says, to which Elsbeth responds, “That explains the sandbox.”

“Never too early,” Lawrence adds, which makes Elsbeth question how she raised her own son, Teddy.

“As long as he’s happy,” Lawrence teases.

Matthew and son James previously opened up to PEOPLE abouttheir experience working togetheronElsbeth.

“I was so proud and happy to work with my son James,” Broderick, 62, shared. “Working with everyone onElsbethwas a pleasure and I’m excited for the episode to come out.”

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Elsbethairs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS and is available to stream on Paramount+.

source: people.com