What To Know
- Matlock Season 2 continues the tense rivalry between Matty and Olympia as they investigate the Wellbrexa scandal, with hints of possible reconciliation in upcoming episodes.
- New episodes air Thursdays at 9/8c on CBS, with guest stars like Justina Machado and Yvette Nicole Brown appearing in Episode 3 on October 23.
- Each episode features new legal cases and deepens character relationships, including ongoing secrets, shifting alliances, and personal storylines tied to Matty and Edwin’s secret investigation.
Matlock is back in the saddle with Season 2, and the drama between Matty (Kathy Bates) and Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) has been so intense in the first two episodes, fans are concerned that their rivalry is going to continue all season long. But new episodic information about the new episodes of Matlock hints at reconciliation between the friends as they continue the Wellbrexa investigation and their weekly cases. New photos also reveal that Justina Machado makes her debut in Episode 3, airing on Thursday, October 23.
The Matlock Season 2 premiere revealed the identity of Alfie’s (Aaron D. Harris) father, as promised by showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman after Season 1 came to a close in April. It also set up a tense rivalry between Matty and Olympia, who are now on opposite sides of the Wellbrexa scandal, as Olympia is trying to protect her ex-husband and father of her children, Julian (Jason Ritter).
She wants to pin the hidden study on Julian’s father, Senior (Beau Bridges), who ordered his son to hide the evidence of the addictive quality of opioids. Matty stole the Wellbrexa study from Olympia’s at-home safe and contacted a New York Times reporter to share her evidence of corruption at Jacobson Moore. Episode 2 saw Olympia get the upper hand over Matty and Edwin (Sam Anderson), and now the Wellbrexa study is hidden again. (Read our Matlock Season 2 Episode 2 recap here.)
Matty and Olympia are trying to maintain their friendship while navigating what’s just in this complicated secret investigation. What happens in the upcoming episodes? And when will they air?
When do new episodes of Matlock air?
Matlock airs on Thursdays at 9/8c on CBS. The first episode of Season 2 came out on a special night and time, but the show is back in its regular time slot for the rest of the season. Here’s the release schedule that’s available so far:
- Matlock Season 2 Episode 1, “The Before Times,” Sunday, October 12, 8:30/7:30c
- Matlock Season 2 Episode 2, “Another Matlock,” Thursday, October 16, 9/8c
- Matlock Season 2 Episode 3, “Tomorrow Is Tomorrow,” Thursday, October 23, 9/8c
- Matlock Season 2 Episode 4, “Piece of My Heart,” Thursday, October 30, 9/8c
- Matlock Season 2 Episode 5, “Mouse Trap,” Thursday, November 6, 9/8c
- Matlock Season 2 Episode 6, “Harm Reduction,” Thursday, November 13, 9/8c
What happens in Matlock Season 2?
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Matlock Season 2 Episode 2, “Another Matlock,” aired on Thursday, October 16, at 9/8c. The logline says, “While the team is tasked with protecting a witness, Matty and Olympia square off over the Wellbrexa document. Also, Matty and Edwin contemplate whether or not to help Alfie’s father.”
“Tomorrow Is Tomorrow” is next. Matlock Season 2 Episode 3 airs on Thursday, October 23, at 9/8c. It guest stars Yvette Nicole Brown as Nadine and Machado as Eva, Senior’s ex-wife, who runs the Jacobson Moore branch in Miami. The logline tells us, “Matty and Olympia find out that the executive committee has flown in after learning of a security breach at the firm. Also, the team takes on a case involving competing hot chicken restaurants.”
Matlock Season 2 Episode 4, titled “Piece of My Heart,” airs on Thursday, October 30, at 9/8c. Matty is digging deeper into Senior’s personal life in the episode. “As Olympia and the team take on a wrongful death case, Matty meets with a mysterious woman from Senior’s past,” the logline says. “Also, Matty reflects on her relationship with her daughter.”
Matlock Season 2 Episode 5, titled “Mouse Trap,” comes out on Thursday, November 6, and will show Matty and Olympia racing “to protect each other from Julian’s suspicions as they also work on the resentencing case of a teenager sentenced as an adult to life,” per the storyline. If they need to protect each other, does that mean they still care about their friendship?
In Matlock Season 2 Episode 6, “Harm Reduction,” airing on November 13, “Matty and Olympia continue to test the boundaries of their friendship while helping a group of nuns,” the logline reveals. “Meanwhile, Olympia and Sarah become roped into secretive activities within the firm.”
Matlock, Thursdays, 9/8c, CBS