‘Matlock’ Episode 1 Preview: Cast, Photos, Trailer and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray
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Oscar winner Kathy Bates (Misery) stars in CBS’s reimagined gender-swapped update of Matlock, premiering on September 22, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT. The original series starred TV legend Andy Griffith, debuted in 1986, and ran for nine seasons. New episodes of 2024’s version will air on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT, with an encore of episode one airing on Thursday, October 10th.

The one-hour drama stars Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock, Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian, David Del Rio as Billy, and Leah Lewis as Sarah. Jennie Snyder Urman wrote the show’s pilot and Kat Coiro directed. Bates, Snyder Urman, Coiro, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, and John Will serve as executive producers.

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Kathy Bates stars as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock in ‘Matlock’ (Photo: Brooke Palmer © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

“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 workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “As Matty endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she works alongside the firm’s younger associates – the charismatic Billy (Del Rio) and the uber-ambitious Sarah (Lewis).”

In a recent interview with New York Times, Bates revealed Matlock will be her final project. “Everything I’ve prayed for, worked for, clawed my way up for, I am suddenly able to be asked to use all of it,” said Bates. Bates described the series as her “last dance.”

Kathy Bates in Episode 1
Nicole de Boer stars as Carlin, Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Matlock, David Del Rio stars as Billy Martinez and Leah Lewis stars as Sarah Yang in episode 1 (Photo: Brooke Palmer © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Kathy Bates in Episode 1
Skye P. Marshall stars as Olympia Lawrence, Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Matlock, and Jason Ritter stars as Julian Monroe in episode 1 (Photo © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)



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