Elsbeth is an American police procedural comedy drama television series. It is a spin-off of The Good Wife (2009–2016) and The Good Fight (2017–2022) The series focuses on the unconventional but astute attorney who, after a successful career in Chicago, uses her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner criminals alongside the NYPD. Most episodes use the "howcatchem" mystery format rather than the traditional "whodunit" format.
The series focuses on the offbeat Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional but astute attorney. She is assigned to oversee a monitorship or consent decree after controversial arrests. Nine of the first 10 episodes use the inverted detective story format.