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‘Matlock’ Director on How Kathy Bates and Their CBS Hit Are Subverting the Age Trope
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Jackie Strause
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Kathy Bates stars as a septuagenarian with a secret agenda who subverts societal perceptions of aging to seek justice for her daughter's death in the hit CBS drama 'Matlock'.
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- Director Kat Coiro, who has helmed half the first season, praises star Kathy Bates as a 'master class' and describes the show's unique blend of procedural and serialized drama as 'so much more than a reboot'.
- The show features a heartwarming, cross-generational bond between Bates' character Matty and her younger boss Olympia, played by Skye P. Marshall, that provides a fresh perspective on how older and younger women can learn from each other.
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Kathy Bates, Kat Coiro, Jennie Snyder Urman, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, Beau Bridges, Leah Lewis, David Del Rio, Aaron D. Harris, Sam Anderson, CBS, Jacobson Moore, Big Pharma, Matlock