The show was developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, and draws from the original Matlock TV series which starred Andy Griffith, but with a gender flipped lead character played by Kathy Bates and a vastly different premise overall. In October 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.

Matlock: Created by Jennie Snyder Urman. With Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio. Follows Madeline Matlock as she rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her wily tactics to win cases and expose wrongdoing.

Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Matlock, a brilliant attorney who rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her cleverness tactics to win cases. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), an attorney with a thirst for justice.

Feb 6, 2025 · In an exciting turn of events for primetime, Kathy Bates is back on the small screen in Matlock, one of WTW's most anticipated new shows of the 2024 fall TV season. In some sadder news, Bates teased that this will likely be her final acting job before retiring.

Sep 9, 2024 · Kathy Bates revealed in a new interview that she plans to retire from acting after she does the "Matlock" reboot series on CBS.

Aug 22, 2024 · Academy-Award winner Kathy Bates is taking on the name of the famous lawyer in a new CBS whodunnit series from Jane the Virgin boss Jennie Snyder Urman. The original series starred Andy...

Sep 22, 2024 · Kathy Bates transforms into a lawyer on the hunt for justice in CBS‘ Matlock, but the series premiere revealed in its final moments that her mission has a more specific focus than she’s let...

Sep 3, 2024 · Taking over for the late Andy Griffith in the title role is Academy Award winner Kathy Bates. The new Matlock, originally set for a 2023 bow, will finally premiere this fall, but the hype is...

Sep 22, 2024 · Oscar-winner actor-director Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Matlock following her latest release, A Family Affair. A brilliant, multi-award-winning actor with a career of 50 years and...

May 10, 2023 · A new take on the classic lawyer series Matlock will premiere on CBS during the 2023-2024 TV season. The network also released a trailer for the show, which stars Oscar-winner Kathy Bates in the lead role. Matlock will kick off CBS’ Sunday night scripted programming at 8 p.m. ET this fall.