CBS Orders MATLOCK With Kathy Bates. Pilot Filmed in Toronto. Will Series?
CBS orders Matlock with Kathy Bates to series in a new take on the classic legal series starring Andy Griffith.
The pilot filmed earlier this Spring in Toronto as New York City. Will the series shoot in Toronto?
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After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock (Kathy Bates) rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within.
Writer/Producers: Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane the Virgin creator), Eric Christian Olsen (NCIS: Los Angeles star).
Pilot director: Kat Coiro.
Cast: Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio, Leah Lewis.
Skye P. Marshall plays attorney Olympia., who’s a key rainmaker at the New York City law firm.
Jason Ritter plays attorney Julian, who’s the son of the head of the law firm.
David Del Rio plays associate Billy, who helps “Matty” navigate her new work environment at the law firm.
Nancy Drew’s Leah Lewis plays junior associate Sarah, who’s highly ambitious and not pleased about having to work alongside Matty at the law firm.
Producers: Kathy Bates, Kat Coiro, Sutton Street, Take 5 Productions, Cloud 9 Productions. CBS Studios.