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‘Matlock’ Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman Addresses That Hardcore Twist In Premiere On CBS


Viewers expecting a simple gender-swapped version of the classic TV show were treated with an unexpected twist at the episode's end.

Viewers expecting a simple gender-swapped version of the classic TV show starring Andy Griffith were treated with an unexpected twist at the end of the episode. Instead of seeing the sweet little old Madeline “Matty” Matlock go home to her modest house and cat, we find out that this brilliant, 60-something lawyer is actually on a secret mission to bust up the law firm that could have prevented opioids from killing so many people (like her daughter, whose son she is now raising with her husband.) Here, creator and showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman explains why she decided to turn the remake on its head, and what we can expect by the end of the drama’s first season on CBS.

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