CBS’ ongoing Matlock reboot is set in a world where the original Matlock TV show existed: Kathy Bates’ character introduces herself to her new colleagues at the law firm Jacobson Moore as Madeline “Matty” Matlock. “Yes, like the old TV show,” she adds.
Some of the other Jacobson Moore lawyers catch the reference, but many don’t. Surrounded by younger people in the office and on the streets of New York City, Matty feels “damn near invisible,” as she narrates, but she uses that inconspicuousness to her advantage.