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Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who charges a fee of $100,000 to take a case. He is known for visiting crime scenes to discover overlooked clues, as well as his down-home style of coming up with viable, alternative theories of the crime in question (usually murder) while sitting in his office playing the banjo or polishing his shoes.
Matlock is an American legal drama television series that premiered with a sneak peek on September 22, 2024, before its timeslot premiere on October 17 on CBS.The show was developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, and draws from the original Matlock TV series which starred Andy Griffith, but with a gender flipped lead character played by Kathy Bates and a vastly different premise overall.
Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr. [1] (December 24, 1955 – November 23, 2022 [2]) was an American actor.He was best known to television audiences for his roles as private investigator Conrad McMasters on the legal drama series Matlock (1986–95) and Texas Ranger Jimmy Trivette on Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001).
Andy Griffith (left) as Ben Matlock in the original "Matlock" series, which premiered on NBC in 1996 and Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock in CBS' new reboot of the how.
The cast also includes Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio and Leah Lewis. Matlock airs Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streams stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
The series is inspired by the original hit TV show of the same name. Bates, who said she was considering not taking the role initially, plays a lawyer named Madeline "Matty" Matlock.
After her departure from Matlock, she began public speaking and hosted Main Floor, a 1990s talk show. [citation needed] In 2008, she co-hosted the first season of Love, Marriage and Stinkin' Thinkin alongside Mark Gungor. Stafford continued to guest star in many shows, such as ER, Frasier, Babylon 5, Baywatch and The Mentalist. [citation needed]
Matlock has felt like a different experience for Coiro, who has worked on a multitude of other shows. "There's always something special when you work on the pilot because you get to know the show.