Stephen Colbert will guest star on the CBS crime dramedy Elsbeth, playing a fictional late-night talk show host. According to Vulture, filming for Colbert’s guest spot took place in New York this week, suggesting the role was likely planned before CBS announced on July 17 that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end next spring.

After CBS' shocking cancellation of Stephen Colbert's "Late Show," the comedian is set to play a late-night host elsewhere on the network.

Stephen Colbert may be saying goodbye to "The Late Show" next year — though not by choice — but before he does that, he'll have an entirely new late night talk show on CBS. Well, kind of. Colbert will guest star on an episode of the CBS series "Elsbeth" next season,