CBS has renewed MATLOCK for a second season following its impressive debut. People are really interested in the legal drama with Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock. The new Matlock is based on the original show from the 1980s, which starred Andy Griffith. However, Bates plays the lead role this time.
The show, which was created by Jennie Snyder Urman, is about a former lawyer named Matty Matlock who goes back to work at a top New York City law firm. When Matty joins the firm in the first episode, she lies about being in financial trouble because her husband died. In a shocking turn of events, it turns out her real name is Madeline Kingston and she is very rich. Matty is secretly looking into the firm’s partners, including her ex-husband, to find out who hid the truth about the opioids that killed her daughter. Her husband is still alive.
7.7 million people watched the premiere of Matlock, which was CBS’s biggest premiere that wasn’t the Super Bowl in five years. They also gave the show a perfect score of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes, which shows how much people love this new version. People have said that Kathy Bates’s performance as Matty is charming and funny.
There is already talk of a second season, which will come out after Season 1. Fans are very excited about this. Matty is solving crimes and finding out secrets, so there will be more drama. Matlock airs on CBS every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, and the next day, episodes can be streamed on Paramount+.
Fans of Kathy Bates will be very happy to hear this because she has said she will retire after the show ends. Fans will have to wait a little longer to see her in this exciting role.
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