Skye P. Marshall and Jason Ritter didn’t count on their Matlock Season 1 finale ending. The truth is, Marshall thought the security deposit field reveal was going to look loads completely different and set up a distinct thriller. What they know for certain is, Ritter’s character goes to have a lot increased stakes in Season 2, premiering this fall on CBS (see the autumn 2025 schedule right here). And Marshall’s Olympia isn’t going to let the daddy of her youngsters take the autumn for the Wellbrexa scandal, not when she is aware of there have been larger “dictators” at play within the concealing of the all-important smoking gun in Matty’s (Kathy Bates) investigation.
Marshall and Ritter’s ultimate scene collectively within the Matlock Season 1 finale confirmed Olympia discovering the Wellbrexa research in Julian’s security deposit field (the financial institution worker who helped her open it was their director, Kat Coiro). When Julian confirmed up, his ex-wife made him come clear. He confessed to being instructed to cover the research by his emotionally distant father, Julian Sr. (Beau Bridges). Julian was crumbling below the stress to please his father, so he went together with the unlawful act to appease him.
It’s haunted him ever since; he begged Olympia to not maintain his largest second of weak point towards him and promised he’s modified. Being denied a accomplice place on the legislation agency by his personal father was the nail within the coffin of Julian’s pursuit of his father’s approval, however the reality of his previous is threatening to come back out and upend his total life and Olympia’s.
Right here, Skye P. Marshall and Jason Ritter share their reactions to the Matlock Season 1 finale and tease Olympia’s combat for justice to come back in Matlock Season 2 with TV Insider’s Michael Maloney.
I ought to have guessed Julian was the responsible get together as a result of we have already got such an funding from realizing you, Jason, from different collection, from loving you, from loving your dad [John Ritter]. It had extra of an affect when it was you. How did you are feeling whenever you discovered it was you?
Jason Ritter: I used to be so nervous, and I do know that which means plenty of stuff is coming my strategy to do subsequent season. It’s going to get sophisticated and painful and messy, and I simply can not anticipate the journey, however I used to be shocked and in addition, I completely understood it made sense for the character.
It’s exhausting to be goal, however you agree with these causes Julian had for doing what he did?
Ritter: Sure. That’s completely legitimate. I learn so many alternative theories. Julian’s a man that individuals have sophisticated emotions about…
Actually, now!
Ritter: All of us root for Olympia, and Julian, properly, we’ve seen a few of his foibles all through the season, so it’s an attention-grabbing [dilemma]. It might go both manner.
Olympia thought Julian was within the clear, after which the financial institution worker needed to say, “Do you need to see the security deposit?”
Ritter: I do know.
Skye P. Marshall: And that was our wonderful director Kat Coiro who has directed a number of episodes all through the season, together with the pilot, the finale. She performed the banker.
She’s a great actress.
Marshall: She’s an incredible actress. The wig and the glasses, it completed me. After I got here across the nook, I misplaced it. That was a lot enjoyable working together with her. And I genuinely thought that the security deposit field was going to be empty for the viewers. I assumed that I used to be going to see it. I’m glad that the viewers bought to search out out [what was inside it].
The place do you suppose you guys go from right here going into subsequent season?
Marshall: I believe we’ll proceed to do extra instances [of the week] just like the one we did about mildew [Episode 4, titled “The Rabbit and the Hawk”]. Individuals had been like mildew? I didn’t suppose a authorized case about mildew can be attention-grabbing, but it surely was. Additionally, we get such nice, visitor stars that are available in each episode that, , we get to discover so many felony legislation procedures. I’ve discovered loads about class motion fits and company legislation from this present.
The stability between the general story and the case of the week. I am going, Oh yeah, that’s proper, we’ve bought to get again to that.
Marshall: They mirror one another. I’m so excited to see, based mostly on the place the characters are, what sort of instances are going to mirror what we’re feeling.
How is Olympia going to decide on between Julian and Matty?
Marshall: I don’t suppose she is. I believe since day one of many pilot of Matlock, Olympia has been laser beam centered on justice. Matty has a case. There’s a sufferer concerned. Let’s get to enterprise however additionally Julian has a dictator, proper? So, who instructed you to do that and who instructed him to do that? I believe that Olympia, she represents individuals who don’t have the talent or the desire to get justice for themselves, and she is going to discover out who’s accountable after which get the category motion from the large boys. I believe she goes to go for the large fish and never let all of this fall on my ex-husband.
So perhaps sometime you two will get again collectively?
Marshall: Perhaps if I win an enormous case, you by no means know, somewhat champagne, somewhat toast, somewhat kiss. The followers are looking forward to it.
Matlock, Season 2 Premiere, Fall 2025, CBS
— Reporting by Michael Maloney