Director: Kat Coiro, Brad Silberling, Daniel Willis
A retired attorney with decades of buried experience talks her way back into a top law firm, and nobody there realizes how much she's really carrying with her — that's the hook driving Matlock, the 2024 legal drama built around Kathy Bates.
What is Matlock about?
Madeline Matlock spent years away from courtrooms before deciding to return to practicing law, walking into one of the country's most prestigious firms as if she were starting over from scratch. Younger colleagues underestimate her at first, assuming her age and folksy manner mean she's out of her depth, but she uses exactly that assumption as cover. Case by case, she out-maneuvers opposing counsel and untangles conflicts of interest that sharper-looking lawyers miss entirely. Underneath the courtroom wins, though, sits a private agenda she keeps hidden from her new firm, one connected to a hidden motive that colors every case she chooses to take on. The series alternates between self-contained legal cases and a longer arc tracking what she's actually chasing inside the firm's walls.
Cast & crew
Kathy Bates anchors the series as Madeline Matlock, supported by Jason Ritter, Skye P. Marshall, and Beau Bridges as firm colleagues who each have their own stake in the office politics she quietly disrupts. David Del Rio, Leah Lewis, Aaron Harris, and Eme Ikwuakor round out the younger associate bench.
Context & significance
Matlock premiered in 2024 as a modern reinvention rather than a direct continuation of the classic courtroom series that shares its name, built instead around an original mystery-driven premise for Bates' character. Critics responded well to the show's mix of case-of-the-week structure and a slower-burn personal storyline, helping it find an audience beyond longtime fans of legal procedurals.
Where & how to watch
Matlock is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, letting viewers follow every courtroom exchange in Farsi or with the original English performances. A free K-Time account login is required to start watching, while the show's page can be browsed without signing in, all within an interface designed for Persian-speaking audiences.