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So Help Me Todd

So Help Me Todd

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So Help Me Todd

7.3

Yr 2022

Rt 45m

Status Canceled

Drama Mystery Comedy

Series Brief

Overview

Despite their opposing personalities, a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep of his family begrudgingly agrees to work as the in-house investigator for his overbearing mother, a successful attorney reeling from the recent dissolution of her marriage.

Why fans love it

So Help Me Todd finds its rhythm in the friction between a high-achieving attorney and her floundering son. The series balances procedural mystery with the persistent, often messy dynamics of a family forced into professional proximity. It avoids the typical polish of legal dramas by focusing on the chaotic interplay between a mother trying to maintain control and a son whose methods are anything but conventional.

Marcia Gay Harden anchors the show as a lawyer facing a personal reset while navigating the unpredictability of her new investigator. The professional partnership serves as a container for their unresolved history, shifting the focus from courtroom battles to the awkward sibling dynamics and parental oversight that persist into adulthood. This is a study of how work habits and personal grievances collide when the office is also a family reunion.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Marcia Gay Harden

as Margaret

31 episodes

Mark Moses

as Harry

4 episodes

Jeffrey Nordling

as Gus Easton

10 episodes

Nancy Kerr

as Judge Olivia Cleary

3 episodes

Skylar Astin

as Todd

31 episodes

as Allison

31 episodes

Tristen J. Winger

as Lyle

31 episodes

Inga Schlingmann

as Susan

31 episodes

as Francey

31 episodes

as Chuck Grant

14 episodes

as Chet Venables

12 episodes

Kesar Bharaj

as Ryan Adani

1 episode

Georgia Bradner

as Lexy Fawcett

1 episode

as Dragon Romano

1 episode

Barbara Wallace

as Jacqueline Dubois

1 episode

Raymond Wey-Ming Ho

as Meek Attorney

1 episode

Andy Nez

as Courthouse Security Guard

2 episodes

Antonio Cayonne

as Kelly

1 episode

Herbert Duncanson

as Judge

1 episode

Chad Tanner Fortin

as Bus Hoodlum

1 episode

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Aurora Chan

as Spa Lady

1 episode

Lindsay Collins

as High School Prim Woman

1 episode

as Moe Simms

1 episode

Lily Yawson

as Law Firm Receptionist

2 episodes

Sara Bynoe

as Law Firm Receptionist

1 episode

as Alistair Song

2 episodes

as Elaine Adani

1 episode

Shawn Ahmed

as Eric Adani

1 episode

as Kim Marquette

1 episode

Christine Cattell

1 episode

Donia Kash

as Niki Harrison

1 episode

Dean Paul Gibson

as Walter Marquette

1 episode

Benjamin Wilkinson

as DA Christopher Barrett

1 episode

Jane Stanton

as Betty Hogenson

1 episode

Kapila Rego

as Clerk Jenny Wilson

1 episode

as Eddie Morris

1 episode

as Laura Morris

1 episode

Angela Moore

as Judge

1 episode

as Mrs. Lin

1 episode

as Translator

1 episode

Isaac George-Hotchkiss

as Mover

1 episode

Tommy Europe

as Bailiff

2 episodes

Tasha Simms

as Gabriela Sauceda

5 episodes

Rob LaBelle

as D.A. Lars Boatman

4 episodes

Laura K. MacDonald

as Officer Kendrick

2 episodes

as Edith Mendelsohn

4 episodes

Jasmin Dring

as Agnes

3 episodes

as Lawrence Wright

5 episodes

P. Lynn Johnson

as Elizabeth Grant

2 episodes

Serge Houde

as Edmund Grant

2 episodes

Lossen Chambers

as Governor Willa Jones

3 episodes

Eliza Coupe

as Veronica Caron

2 episodes

Candus Churchill

as Judge Jane Ridge

2 episodes

Artemis Litsiadis

as Clementine Wright-Venables

3 episodes

as Peter Chen

4 episodes

Leslie Silva

as Beverly Crest

11 episodes

Laila Robins

as Natalie Harris

2 episodes

Kathryn Greenwood

as Patty

2 episodes

Isa Sanchez

as Nurse

2 episodes

Amanda Khan

as Doctor Kang

2 episodes

Vinessa Antoine

as Alex

4 episodes

Daniel Whittaker

as Donut Man

2 episodes

Jess Brown

as Elise

2 episodes

Avery De Wet

as Clementine Wright-Venables

2 episodes

Kalyn Miles

as Millicent

2 episodes

Alex Rose

as Timmy Chalice

2 episodes

Katherine Haysbert

as Imogene

2 episodes

as Judge Hudson Foster

2 episodes

as Judy Maxon

5 episodes

Jacqueline Robbins

as Tillie Lee

2 episodes

as Mildred Lee

2 episodes

Dean Winters

as Dick Frank

2 episodes

as Dr. Jelen

2 episodes

Reese Alexander

as Thomas Branigan, FBI

2 episodes

Bernie Yao

as Lewis

2 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Executive Producer

Jay McGraw Michael Spiller Julia Eisenman Scott Prendergast

Casting

Martina Smyth Candice Elzinga Libby Goldstein

Director of Photography

Stephen Jackson Eric Tremi

Director

Michael Spiller Nick Gomez Wendey Stanzler Ruba Nadda Stuart Gillard Amy York Rubin

Producer

JoAnne McCool Marcia Gay Harden

Drone Cinematographer

Efrem Peter

Co-Executive Producer

Lisa Parsons April Fitzsimmons

Second Assistant Director

Kate M. Gray

Construction Coordinator

Alan Burdett

First Assistant Director

David Arnold

Editor

Jean-Nicolas Rivat Joe Mitacek

Playback Coordinator

Ken Johns

Creator

Scott Prendergast

Costume Supervisor

Breeze Dampsy

Art Direction

Lynn Snedden

Location Manager

Kirk Adamson

Signal Match

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4 shared cast members

Shared Kapila Rego, Jane Stanton, Antonio Cayonne +1 more

3 shared cast members

Shared Kalyn Miles, Lindsay Collins, Amy Goodmurphy

2 shared cast members

Shared Kalyn Miles, Inga Schlingmann

2 shared cast members

Shared Laila Robins, Mark Moses

Avatar the Last Airbender

2 shared cast members

Shared Garland Chang, Hiro Kanagawa

2 shared cast members

Shared Rob LaBelle, Lily Yawson

The Hunting Party

2 shared cast members

Shared Katherine Haysbert, Mark Moses

The Night Agent

2 shared cast members

Shared Alex Rose, Hiro Kanagawa

2 shared cast members

Shared Candus Churchill, Amanda Khan

2 shared cast members

Shared Daniel Whittaker, Barbara Wallace

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

The Hunting Party

3 shared crew members

Shared Alan Burdett, Allisa Swanson, Marcus Stokes

Roles: Construction Coordinator, Costume Designer, Director

2 shared crew members

Shared Calen Zantolas, Chris Alexander

Roles: Chief Lighting Technician, Key Grip

2 shared crew members

Shared Amy York Rubin, Todd Holland

Roles: Director

2 shared crew members

Shared Scott Prendergast, Todd Holland

Roles: Director, Writer

2 shared crew members

Shared Wendey Stanzler, Todd Holland

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Nick Gomez

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Wendey Stanzler

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Nick Gomez

Roles: Director

1 shared crew member

Shared Nick Gomez

Roles: Director

Malcolm in the Middle

1 shared crew member

Shared Todd Holland

Roles: Director

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

2 shared keywords

Topics overbearing mother, mother son relationship

2 shared keywords

Topics sibling relationship, private investigator

1 shared keyword

Topics sibling relationship

Down Cemetery Road

1 shared keyword

Topics private investigator

1 shared keyword

Topics sibling relationship

1 shared keyword

Topics mother son relationship

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

1 shared keyword

Topics law firm

1 shared keyword

Topics private investigator

1 shared keyword

Topics woman lawyer

Malcolm in the Middle

1 shared keyword

Topics sibling relationship

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

sibling relationship private investigator overbearing mother law firm woman lawyer mother son relationship wayward son

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Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: September 29, 2022
Status: Canceled
Episode Runtime: 45 minutes
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 59