Afterachievingsuccessinheryoungeryears,thebrilliantseptuagenarianMadelineMatlock,playedbyAcademyamp;EmmyAwardWinnerKathyBates,rejoinstheworkforceataprestigiouslawfirmwheresheusesherunassumingdemeanorandwilytacticstowincasesandexposecorruptionfromwithin.Inspiredbytheclassictelevisionseriesofthesamename.