Director: Scott Prendergast
Family friction turns into an unlikely working partnership in "So Help Me Todd," a 2024 comedy-drama that pairs a sharp-tongued attorney with the son she never quite figured out how to trust.
What is So Help Me Todd about?
Margaret Wright runs her law firm with total command, but her personal life is another matter after her marriage collapses and her son Todd drifts from one half-finished plan to the next. Short on staff and shorter on patience, she pulls him into her office as an in-house investigator, a job that suits his instincts for digging into messy situations even if it clashes with her need for order. Each episode sends the pair chasing leads on a new case while old resentments and unspoken affection surface between them. The show leans into the gap between Margaret's polished courtroom persona and the chaos Todd brings home, using that contrast for both laughs and quieter moments about what family members owe each other. Supporting characters at the firm add their own tangled histories, giving the mother-son dynamic room to breathe without losing its central focus.
Cast & crew
Marcia Gay Harden anchors the series as Margaret, bringing courtroom steel and off-the-clock vulnerability to a character who is used to being the smartest person in the room. Skylar Astin plays Todd with a loose, improvisational energy that keeps the investigator plotline from feeling procedural. Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann, and Rosa Arredondo round out the firm with colleagues whose own cases and rivalries thread through the season.
Context & significance
Directed by Scott Prendergast, "So Help Me Todd" comes from the United States and blends legal-drama structure with family comedy rather than sitting squarely in either genre. Episodes run about 45 minutes, closer to a network drama pace than a half-hour sitcom, which gives the case-of-the-week stories room to intersect with the ongoing Margaret-and-Todd arc. The series carries a 7.6 rating on IMDb, reflecting an audience response built around the lead performances and the show's balance of workplace mystery with domestic comedy.
Where & how to watch
"So Help Me Todd" streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the page itself is open to browse without signing in. K-Time's interface is built around a Farsi-first experience for Persian-speaking audiences, making it easy to find English-language series like this one alongside the rest of the diaspora-focused catalog.