MATLOCK Post-Mortem: Jennie Snyder Urman on the Big Season 1 Finale Reveal and Those Cliffhangers
April 17, 2025 by Marisa Roffman
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“Rome, in a Day” – As Matty settles into her new role at Jacobson Moore, Olympia and the aptly nicknamed “Team You Three” (Matty, Billy and Sarah) take on a lawsuit involving a developmentally delayed teenager whose family claims he’s been wrongly accused of murder. Also, Olympia and Julian disagree on a parenting matter, on MATLOCK, Thursday, Oct. 17 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Pictured (L-R): Jason Ritter as Julian, Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, and Skye P. Marshall as Olympia. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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MATLOCK Series Premiere Post-Mortem: Jennie Snyder Urman Breaks Down the Twist and What it Means for Season 1
September 22, 2024 by Marisa Roffman
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Kathy Bates stars as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock in the new drama series, MATLOCK, inspired by the classic television series of the same name. Madeline achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. MATLOCK premiers in the 2023-2024 season on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Pictured (L-R): Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock. Photo: Brooke Palmer/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
[Warning: This post contains massive spoilers for the MATLOCK series premiere.]
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MATLOCK’s Jennie Snyder Urman Reflects on Her Partnership with Kathy Bates: ‘It’s Been Beyond My Dreams’
September 20, 2024 by Marisa Roffman
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Kathy Bates and Jennie Snyder Urman on the MATLOCK set. (Photo credit: CBS.)
CBS has found success in recent years by rebooting classic titles with a new twist (HAWAII FIVE-0, MAGNUM P.I., MACGYVER), and the latest on its roster is MATLOCK.
The new series (which debuts with a special sneak peek on Sunday, September 22 before making its Thursday, October 17 time slot debut) follows Kathy Bates as a gender-flipped Madeline “Matty” Matlock who reenters the workforce at a prestigious law firm. Naturally, her new colleagues are skeptical of her, so Matty has to go above and beyond to prove herself to them.
JANE THE VIRGIN Post-Mortem: Jennie Snyder Urman and Brett Dier on the Twist that Changes Everything
April 10, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
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Jane The Virgin — “Chapter Eighty-Two” — Image Number: JAV501b_0084.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Gina Rodriguez as Jane and Brett Dier as Jason — Photo: Jesse Giddings/The CW — é 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
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PaleyFest 2015: JANE THE VIRGIN’s Cast and Creator Tease ‘Chapter Sixteen’
March 16, 2015 by Marisa Roffman
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JANE THE VIRGIN left a lot of relationships in flux with the last episode: Jane turned down Rafael’s proposal, Xo and Rogelio decided to move in together; Petra and Rafael settled into a business partnership, while Jane and Michael rekindled their friendship.
So what comes next? The cast and creator teased a bit of what’s in store for “Chapter Sixteen” — including a new Michael/Rogelio bromance — before this week’s PaleyFest panel honoring the series…