MATLOCK: What You Need to Know About the Series Premiere
September 22, 2024 by Marisa Roffman
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CBS is rebooting MATLOCK—with Kathy Bates playing the title character.
If you’re counting down the minutes for the show’s bow, take a look at photos from tonight’s season premiere, and an episode tease…
MATLOCK
MATLOCK stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who 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. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills. As Matty endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she works alongside the firm’s younger associates – the charismatic Billy (David Del Rio) and the uber ambitious Sarah (Leah Lewis). MATLOCK is inspired by the classic television series of the same name. Premieres Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
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.
