Romance Debrief! All About the ‘Matlock’ Reboot Cast’s Real-Life Loves

The CBS whodunnit Matlock was revamped in 2024, but the romance both on and off screen still lingers. Just like the original series, there is more to Madeline “Matty” Matlock than meets the eye.

Played by Academy Award winner Kathy Bates, Madeline Kingston, a successfully retired septuagenarian, re-enters the workforce at a law firm under the alias Matty Matlock. Her story: In order to make up the money her husband lost gambling and support her grandson following her daughter’s death due to a car accident. The real reason she returns: To gain the firm’s trust in order to find the evidence that could have saved her daughter’s life in the midst of an opioid epidemic.