Matlock’s reformed villain Sarah could face a difficult time of things in season 2 of the hit legal drama. Matlock is a gender-flipped reboot of the 1980s legal drama, and has been a success for CBS since it debuted in September 2024. Matlock introduced many interesting and complex characters during the show’s first season, including Sarah. Sarah teamed up with Shae to try to expose Madeline, and caused a lot of problems for her, but has since reformed, and could now be on the receiving end of some antagonistic behavior herself.
Per TV Line, Sarah actress Leah Lewis gave her thoughts on how Sarah’s story might shape up for Matlock season 2, as well as how Simone could be set to cause problems for her. The character is oblivious to the fact that Simone is looking into how Sarah secretly landed Dino as her first client, and this could have serious consequences for Sarah, as she failed to go down the specific channels. Lewis reveals that Simone will cause Sarah a lot of trouble, and the duo will be butting heads this season. Check out Lewis’ comments below:
“Simone is going to make so much trouble, which breaks my heart! Sarah has been working her ass off for one thing this whole season and finally gets it, but of course the way she went about it [was wrong]. I’m excited to see Simone pull out more intensity from Sarah, and see them fight tooth and nail.”
What This Means For Matlock Season 2
Sarah Could Lose Her Job If Simone Exposed Her
This puts Sarah in a difficult situation in Matlock season 2, because her job could potentially be on the line, especially if Simone decides she’s going to expose her. While the main focus of the show will likely still be Matty and Olympia, this hints that it will be a strong season arc for Sarah, as she is going to likely have to dig deep and fight to keep her job. Sarah might even need to deal with the fall out if Simone exposes her, and this could show a new side to her character.
Matlock has always explored interesting moral ambiguity, and, with Sarah being one of the more interesting characters in the show, it wouldn’t be surprising to see this arc take up most of her storyline for season 2.
It will be interesting to see how Matty fits into all of this as well, with her secret out, and how this might impact things for Sarah moving forward. Matlock has always explored interesting moral ambiguity, and, with Sarah being one of the more interesting characters in the show, it would not be surprising to see this arc take up most of her storyline for season 2. It is unclear how this might impact the character moving forward, but there are bound to be fireworks between Sarah and Simone, the two former law-school classmates.
Our Take On Sarah’s Matlock Season 2 Journey
It Could Be All or Nothing For Sarah
The trajectory of Sarah’s career could hinge on Simone, and the decision she makes, and how far her obsession with Sarah is going to take her. There is a chance that the two women could put their animosity aside and become friends, but this might take time, and there seems to be little reason for Simone not to expose Sarah at this stage. There are plenty of unanswered questions from the Matlock season 1 finale, and one of the biggest is whether Simone and Sarah’s conflict will boil over and lead to problems for Sarah in Matlock moving forward.
