Matlock

'Matlock' is an American series created by Jennie Snyder Urman and starring Kathy Bates, who also serves as an executive producer. It is a legal procedural drama based on the homonymous series aired on NBC and ABC from 1986 to 1995, although with a notable difference, as in that time the protagonist was a man, Andy Griffith, and now it is a woman. 

After suffering several delays due to the writers' strike, the series was premiered on CBS on September 22, 2024 and is also available on its streaming service, Paramount+.

Kathy Bates plays Madeline Kingston, a retired lawyer and fan of the 'Matlock' series, who wants to avenge the death of her daughter Ellie in a traffic accident due to the opioid epidemic. To do this, she poses as a supposed widowed lawyer who begins working at the firm that may have hidden important information that could have prevented the accident that took her daughter's life.

Joining Bates in the cast are: Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, David del Río, Sam Anderson, Aaron Harris, and Beau Bridges.