Who from the Succession Cast should get to kill it (literally and metaphorically) on Elsbeth next after J. Smith Cameron? Well, she has some thoughts.
After appearing in the latest episode of the CBS procedural and playing an uptight debutante ball director who exacts revenge on her nemesis with a sword straight through the heart, Cameron sat down with DECIDER to chat about the role and guest-starring in the series.
Since Cameron is the third major name from Succession to appear in Elsbeth — following in the footsteps of Season 1 guest star Arian Moayed and Season 2 player Alan Ruck — it’s only right that she should weigh in on the next person who should make their grand entrance into the murder-solving world of Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston).
“I was thinking that maybe Nick Braun would make a very good murderer, [he’s] not the type to be a murderer… or is he? I think my friend Dagmara [Dominczyk] would be really great to play [a murderer],” she said, referencing the actors who played Cousin Greg and Karolina in the Jesse Armstrong HBO series. “Actually, any of them would be. Zoe Winters would be great. Hiam Abbass, who played Marcia, would be fantastic.”
For a show like Elsbeth, it’s all about finding the right time and character, as even Cameron said that she got pitched an earlier episode but had to pass for one reason or another. That’s why she’s leaving it up to the casting team for the series and trusting that they will find the perfect person from her other series to bring into the fold next.
“I mean, really, any of them, they’re all so great, that cast was so great. That was a blue chip,” she said.
Come May, it will be three years since Succession went off the air after its fourth and final season. It’s not exactly like everyone has been sitting around twiddling their thumbs, either. One thing stopping various cast members from swinging by the set of The Good Wife spinoff is just how busy the actors have all been.
Braun’s recent credits include Saturday Night, Dream Scenario, Splitsville, and the SXSW 2026 film The Shitheads. Similarly, Winters — who played the mistress of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in Succession — has been on a booked-and-busy kick, appearing in a slew of projects like The Drama and Materialists, as well as the upcoming Seven Sisters series alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Cristin Milioti, Meredith Hagner, Ryan Eggold, and ER actor Anthony Edwards. Cameron is also currently attached to that project, marking a reunion for the duo.
Fans of Elsbeth and Succession will just have to wait patiently to find out who the next person will be. Rest assured, there will be another crossover at some point!
Cameron’s episode of Elsbeth is now streaming on Paramount+. All four seasons of Succession are now available on HBO Max.
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