So Help Me Todd/Pilot

Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	September 29, 2022
Production Number	101
Written by	Scott Prendergast
Directed by	Amy York Rubin
Stream
— N/A	1x02 → Co-Pilot
So Help Me Todd — Season One

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Pilot is the first episode of the first season of So Help Me Todd.

Starring: Marcia Gay Harden (Margaret Wright), Skylar Astin (Todd Wright), Madeline Wise (Dr. Allison Wright-Grant), Tristen J. Winger (Lyle), Inga Schlingmann (Susan), Rosa Evangelina Arredondo (Francey)

Guest Starring: Mark Moses (Harry), Andrea Brooks (Kim), Christine Cattell (Celia)

Co-Starring: Clayton James (Chuck Grant), Thomas Cadrot (Chet Venables), Artemis Litsiadis (Clementine Wright-Venables), Donia Kash (Niki Harrison), Dean Paul Gibson (Walter Marquette), Benjamin Wilkinson (D.A. Christopher Barrett), Jane Stanton (Betty Hogenson), Kapila Rego (Clerk Jenny Wilson), Steven Rudy (Eddie Morris), Lesli Brownlee (Laura Morris), Angela Moore (Judge), Sharmaine Yeoh (Mrs. Lin), Garland Chang (Translator), Isaac George-Hotchkiss (Mover), Anthony Scardera (Foreman), Manny Hernandez (Tomas Garcia), Brady Drouils (Unkempt Child), Erin O'Brien (Flight Attendant), Addison Gosselin (Mandy Barrett), Natalia S. De Azevedo (Nadia Epstein), Sean Fowler (D.A. Court Technician), Walcott Morgan (Delivery Person)

Plot Overview

As the black sheep of the well-heeled Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, excellent former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret's penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd's scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations: by the seat of his wrinkled pants. When Todd inadvertently teams with his mother on a case, she's surprised to find herself duly impressed by - and proud of - his crafty ability to sleuth out information with his charm and his wide-ranging tech savvy. At last, Margaret sees a way to put her son on a "suitable" path to living an adult, financially solvent life she approves of, and she asks him to join her firm. Todd agrees, since it means getting his license back and once again doing the job he excels at and loves. Mother and son working together is a big first step toward mending their fragile, dysfunctional relationship, and they may even come away with a better understanding of each other at this pivotal point in their lives. But whether Todd and Margaret will be able to accept each other for who they are is another case entirely.