So Help Me Todd will be back for a second season. Amid strong ratings, CBS announced today it has renewed the hit drama series starring Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin for premiere in the 2023-24 broadcast season.
The early renewal continues So Help Me Todd’s Cinderella story. Taking a big blow early in its pilot stage when the female lead was recast, with Gay Harden replacing Geena Davis opposite Astin, the project hung in there in the middle of the pack before making a big pilot season finish with strong testing results, landing a series order.
There was also a showrunner change, with Elizabeth Klaviter replacing succeeds Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro, who had signed on as EP/showrunners for the pilot only.
But, just like comedy Ghosts the season before, with no recognizable title or huge stars, So Help Me Todd has seen its ratings grow through word of mouth.
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