The punchline for many gags involving the senior citizens of Springfield is now set to be the final punctuation mark on the career of legendary ankle-smasher Kathy Bates, in this gender-flipped remake of the popular legal drama.
How to watch Matlock season 1 in New Zealand
Matlock season one is now streaming in New Zealand (and probably your grandparents’ lounge room) on TVNZ+
Matlock: Season 1
What is Matlock season 1 about?
Okay, it’s not a remake!
This is interesting. Bates is retired lawyer Madeline Kingston, who is raising her grandson after the opioid overdose death of her daughter. Convinced that law firm Jacobson Moore hid evidence that could’ve prevented her daughter’s early exit, she gets a job there using the alias Matty Matlock, inspired by the old show beloved by Grandpa Simpson. Of course, she winds up applying her keen legal mind to various cases week by week while pursuing her overarching goal.
That’s genuinely intriguing.
The cast of Matlock season 1
In addition to Bates, who recently announced her retirement will follow her tenure on the show, there’s Skye P. Marshall as junior partner Olympia Lawrence, who is in the middle of divorcing Jason Ritter’s Julian, a senior partner; David Del Rio as first year partner Billy Martinez; Leah Lewis as Sarah Yang, yet another first year partner; and Beau Bridges crops up from time to time as senior partner Howard, who happens to be Julian’s dad. Messy.
Matlock season 1 trailer
Why we’re excited about Matlock season 1
Cards on the table time—we kinda weren’t? But reviews have been pretty stellar, the premise is a major step up from what we expected at first glance, the cast is rock solid, and Bates (who, lest we forget, copped a well-deserved Oscar for her breakout role in Misery) is straight-up wonderful in anything she turns her hand to.
