Kathy Bates Bids Farewell To Acting—CBS’ Matlock Must Stick The Landing
Kathy Bates recently announced that she will retire from acting once her new show, Matlock, ends. In 2023, CBS ordered a Matlock reboot with the […]
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Matlock Reboot Crushes CBS Premiere Records With Perfect RT Score & 7.7 Million Viewers
Following an impressive 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, Kathy Bates’ Matlock reboot earned CBS another major record with its premiere on September 22. With only one […]
Matlock’s Bold Reboot: How CBS Is Turning a Classic Courtroom Drama into a Modern Character Study
When CBS announced its reboot of Matlock with Kathy Bates in the title role, audiences weren’t quite sure what to expect. Would it be a […]
Kathy Bates Reinvents the Courtroom Drama: How Matlock Gave Her the Role of a Lifetime
Kathy Bates is no stranger to complicated, emotionally rich characters. From her Oscar-winning portrayal of Annie Wilkes in Misery to her recent turn as Madeline […]
Kathy Bates Opens Up: The Role That Changed Her Life — And the Stranger Who Said She Changed Theirs
As undercover lawyer-turned-detective Madeline Matlock, Kathy Bates has helped make the CBS show Matlock the most-watched new broadcast series in its first season ever. Perhaps […]
Brynn Thayer: From Courtroom Drama to Global Compassion
Joining Matlock in later seasons as Leanne MacIntyre, Ben Matlock’s daughter, Brynn Thayer brought a new dynamic to the show—more modern, feminist, and emotionally nuanced. […]
Kene Holliday: Matlock’s Right Hand and His Journey Through Struggle and Redemption
While Ben Matlock was the face of the series, his private investigator, Tyler Hudson—played by Kene Holliday—was the energetic, street-smart foil to Matlock’s methodical mind. […]
Andy Griffith: The Soul of Matlock and the Quiet Life of a TV Icon
When people think of Matlock, one name comes to mind before all others: Andy Griffith. As the sharp, unshakably folksy defense attorney Ben Matlock, Griffith […]
‘Matlock’ on CBS — Kathy Bates Breathes New Life into a Classic Legal Icon
A courtroom legend reimagined When CBS announced a reboot of Matlock starring Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates, skepticism mingled with excitement. After all, the original series, […]
Unexpected Alliances: Matlock and the Undercover Informant Unmask a Sinister Scheme
When a trusted confidant turns covert operative, Ben Matlock must navigate a labyrinth of half-truths and hidden motives to bring a shadowy criminal network to […]
