TV PROGRAM | TF1 | 9:10 p.m. The series “Elsbeth” arrives on TF1 this Wednesday, January 8, with Carrie Preston in the role of a colorful lawyer joining the New York police.
After the success ofCriminal Minds and of SWATTF1 has been looking for some time now for the new goose that lays the golden eggs across the Atlantic, which could become the big American detective series of the coming years. This Wednesday, January 8, Elsbeth tries its luck with the broadcast of the first two episodes on the first channel. Broadcast since 2023 in the United States, the series Elsbeth takes us in the wake of Elsbeth Tascioni, a characterful lawyer with an extravagant look. A consultant in reality, who is not entirely unlike a certain Morgane Alvaro, who has been in the heyday of TF1 since 2021 with HPI.
What does it tell Elsbeththe new TF1 series?
Especially reminiscent of the character of Alicia in The Good Wife and its sequel The Good Fightthis new heroine arrives from Chicago to join the New York police force. Elsbeth Tascioni will have to ensure that criminal investigations are carried out according to the rules of the art. But with Elsbethno question of playing the boring judicial officer in a dark suit and cold glasses. Make way for colorful suits and cheeky sequences. The central character, played brilliantly by Carrie Preston (also seen in True Blood), is a veritable whirlwind of energy, multiplying scathing lines and brilliant deductions from the first season.
What is the series worth? Elsbeth ? Encouraging critical opinions
The 55-year-old actress seems to be having the time of her life in this tailor-made role, alternating between showdowns in court and shadowing the streets of the Big Apple. Elsbeth relies on effective intrigues and omnipresent humor to balance its discussion of police and judicial abuses. In France, the series is already well received, with the specialized press hailing it as a welcome “breath of freshness” (Télé7Jours) and “a rather pleasant spin-off of “The Good Wife”” (Téléstar). Same Téléramausually skeptical about this type of program, seems to have been won over.
Each episode ofElsbeth will remind you of another good old series
The icing on the cake, the Parisian tells us that the episodes ofElsbeth are built around solving crimes where the culprit is known from the start. A reference to Columbo this time, which should not spoil the fun, quite the contrary. We do not know if the series will have the same longevity (13 seasons all the same), but with Elsbeth, TF1 already has a bit of it under its belt.
After the 10 episodes of the first season, French viewers will be able to discover season 2 ofElsbeth, already successfully broadcast on CBS in the United States. And the channel has already ordered a third season, proof of the enthusiasm for Elsbeth’s deliciously offbeat adventures.