Matlock hit the airwaves final 12 months with Kathy Bates as main woman and a fast path to turning into CBS’ largest freshman hit of the season. Bates and Co. are on the way in which again to the small display screen within the 2025 TV schedule, and the community has shed some gentle on how Season 2 goes to select up the place Season 1 left off with Olympia dealing with a giant determination about Julian vs. Matty. Whereas it’s going to be tough on the characters, I can already think about Bates and Skye P. Marshall crushing the storyline.
CBS is giving Matlock a particular premiere on Sunday, October 12 earlier than transferring the hit drama again to its standard Thursday time slot forward of Carrie Preston’s Elsbeth. Known as “The Earlier than Occasions,” the premiere’s description from the community suggests to me that followers aren’t in for an enormous time bounce like what could be anticipated following a hiatus. Have a look for your self:
Matty questions the paternity of the person claiming to be Alfie’s father. Additionally, the group takes on an arson case whereas Olympia tries to guard Julian’s involvement within the Wellbrexa case.
Except the person claiming to be Alfie’s father has been ready within the wings for months and Olympia has been in a position to keep away from making a choice about Julian and Wellbrexa for a complete summer time, I’d say that the episode description signifies Matlock goes to select up the place Season 1 left off with loads of questions. (You’ll be able to stream the primary season with a Paramount+ subscription now.)
Certainly one of my questions following the Season 1 finale was fairly easy: will Olympia inform anyone about Julian’s function in hiding the Wellbrexa doc that would have prevented Ellie’s loss of life, and probably many others? If the responsible get together was anyone aside from her ex-husband and the daddy of her kids, I’d predict that Olympia would positively act on the data and attempt to get justice for Matty, regardless of studying of Matty’s betrayal.
However Julian is her ex-husband and the daddy of her kids, and making associate doesn’t imply that Olympia would wish to blow up her household. Jason Ritter being so dang likable as Julian complicates the matter as nicely, so far as I’m involved, and his jokes about Matlock crossing over with Tracker additionally point out that Julian isn’t going anyplace any time quickly.
That leads me to imagine that Olympia goes to maintain his secrets and techniques for a while, however that doesn’t imply she’ll be joyful about it. It may additionally result in some very fascinating interactions between Olympia and Matty. Within the first season, Matty was the one struggling to maintain a large secret. In Season 2, it looks like it will be Olympia’s flip. Solely time will inform if Olympia and Matty will ever be as shut as they had been earlier than the reality got here out about Madeline Kingston, however I’m very excited to see any new ranges to the connection that Skye P. Marshall and Kathy Bates can ship.
Matlock returns to CBS for Season 2 on Sunday, October 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET, then returns to its standard 9 p.m. ET time slot on Thursdays on October 16. The October premiere implies that followers will know if Kathy Bates received the Emmy for Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama by the point the forged is again in primetime. The Emmys air on Sunday, September 14 beginning at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.