Kathy Bates In Matlock. Marshall as olympia, a senior attorney with a thirst for justice; Cbs entertainment chief amy reisenbach teases the upcoming matlock series reboot starring kathy bates.

Taking over for the late andy griffith in the title role is academy award winner kathy bates. The original matlock originally ran on nbc from 1986 to 1992 before moving to abc until it went off the air in 1995, overall running for a total of 193.