Toward the end of Elsbeth Season 2, we learned that Carra Patterson would no longer be a regular on the show. After her character, Kaya, was promoted to detective, she got the opportunity to join a task force that couldn’t be passed up. While I love that for her character, I was bummed that it meant she would be exiting the cast as a regular. However, she’s already returning for Season 3, and the interaction Patterson had with Carrie Preston about it was adorable.
I’ve always been of the belief that Elsbeth hinges on the friendship between Elsbeth and Kaya. So, while I knew Patterson’s character would return in some way, I was still worried about her not being there all the time. However, the fact that she’s already back makes me feel way better, and it’s images like this that have me counting down the days to Season 3’s premiere on the 2025 TV schedule:
