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FIRST LOOK: Kathy Bates, 75, on set of CBS' gender-swapped Matlock reboot in LA... nearly 30 years after Andy Griffith-led legal drama wrapped


The original show was a mystery drama starring Andy Griffith as a cranky and formidably effective defense lawyer called Ben Matlock. It ran from 1986 to 1995, as Kathy rose to Hollywood stardom.

Beau Bridges is co-starring as the head of Matty's law firm, with Jason Ritter and Skye P. Marshall as his character's son and daughter-in-law respectively. The original show was a mystery drama starring Andy Griffith as a cranky and formidably effective defense lawyer called Ben Matlock Andy Griffith fronted the series amid a cast that at various stages included Linda Purl, Julie Sommars, Nancy Stafford and Carol Huston.

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