CBS hit large again in fall 2024 with the premiere of Matlock, with Kathy Bates debuting the character that has already led to 1 main award win and the Oscar-winner being within the operating for her third profession Emmy. With Season 2 now approaching within the 2025 TV schedule, one other Matlock star has pitched a means for his character to affix Tracker for some motion, and I am on board… to an extent.
Jason Ritter, who performs Julian on Matlock, spoke with Us Weekly about his thought for becoming a member of Justin Hartley on Tracker. Contemplating that Tracker was the huge freshman hit of the 2023-2024 TV season earlier than Matlock received that title within the 2024-2025 season, there will surely be an viewers for it! Ritter joked:
If Tracker ever needs a accomplice [for Justin’s character, Colter], possibly Julian leaves the agency and he begins a brand new life. Simply two rugged guys.
I really like the thought of Julian and Colter teaming up for an episode of Tracker, if just for the sake of seeing Julian so totally out of his component in that world. It might be simpler to think about Jason Ritter’s character crossing paths with Fiona Rene’s Reenie for a authorized motive, however a lot funnier to image Julian driving shotgun in Colter’s truck. In spite of everything, “rugged” is not an adjective I might ever thought to make use of for the Matlock character.
I’ve all the time imagined a crossover between Elsbeth and Matlock due to the same tones and each exhibits airing on the identical evening, however I might be all-in with Julian on Tracker if I might make one little modification to Ritter’s pitch.
I am undoubtedly not on board with the thought of Julian leaving the agency. Whereas the character’s days appeared probably numbered after the Season 1 finale’s reveal that he was the Welbrexa wrongdoer, there are nonetheless loads of Matlock questions that want solutions involving Julian in Season 2. Julian leaving the agency for a number of days and happening an journey with a most likely exasperated Colter? Positive! Leaving the agency for good and Matlock dropping Jason Ritter from the solid? No, thanks. Apart from, Tracker simply reduce two collection regulars.
Fortuitously, he went on to tease some Season 2 tales that point out he is not going anyplace. Ritter stated:
Julian goes to need to grapple — a method or one other — with this. It’s such a shameful factor that he has simply put it away, tried to be a superb dad and targeted on his household. Now, he’s grappling with the ramifications of what he did. Additionally he’s terrified.
Julian might be proper to be terrified! It stays to be seen what Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) does with the knowledge contemplating he is the daddy of her kids, however the secret is certain to alter their already rocky relationship. And if Matty (Kathy Bates) finds out? Julian would not be in bodily hazard, however I think about she’d make him rue the day he ever endangered her daughter.
Jason Ritter went on to hype what creator Jennie Snyder Urman and the writers have in retailer, with out dropping any pesky spoilers:
They’ve already taken it in some completely different instructions. I’ve gotten to point out different sides [to Julian] and it’s been quite a lot of enjoyable to date. We’re solely originally, so I can’t wait to see what they’ve in retailer for me later.
So, it seems that there is no hazard of Jason Ritter’s joke pitch about becoming a member of Tracker truly taking place, and a few juicy tales for his character appear to be within the works. See what’s subsequent for Julian after his large secret got here out to his ex-wife when Matlock Season 2 premieres on Sunday, October 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET earlier than returning to its regular 9 p.m. ET Thursday time slot on October 16. You may also revisit the primary season streaming with a Paramount+ subscription now.