Afterachievingsuccessinheryoungeryears,thebrilliantseptuagenarianMadelineMatlock,playedbyAcademy&EmmyAwardWinnerKathyBates,rejoinstheworkforceataprestigiouslawfirmwheresheusesherunassumingdemeanorandwilytacticstowincasesandexposecorruptionfromwithin.Inspiredbytheclassictelevisionseriesofthesamename.