KATHY BATES: I Feel Really LUCKY

THE OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS WILL STAR ON A REBOOT OF THE CLASSIC LEGAL DRAMA MATLOCK THIS FALL ON CBS

- Amanda Champagne-Meadows

The upcoming TV series Matlock cautions that it's foolish to underestimate what an older woman is capable of doing. Loosely based on the beloved legal drama of the 1980s and 1990s, the new series stars Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates as Madeline "Matty" Matlock, an unassuming senior citizen whose appearance belies her brilliant legal mind. "The complexity of the role and the writing - I mean, I pinch myself every day," says Kathy, 76, who talked about the show at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.