This story contains details about the premiere episode ofMatlockon CBS.

AlthoughMatlockhas returned to the screen in name, thats about where the similarities end with the new reboot.

We certainly would never set out to disparage whatMatlockwas, he explained toVulture.

Kathy Bates pokes her head through a courtroom door in a still from ‘Matlock’.

Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock in ‘Matlock’.Brooke Palmer/CBS

But this is a wholly different show.

We didnt want to go out and leverage the strength of the oldMatlock, per se.

It was really about, If you knew the show, fine.

Kathy Bates pokes her head through a courtroom door in a still from ‘Matlock’.

Jason Ritter as Julian, Kathy Bates as Madeline ‘Matty’ Matlock and Skye P. Marshall as Olympia inMatlock.Sonja Flemming/CBS

So the best way to do that was actually to twist the campaign.

Is it the show?

The idea really stemmed out of the fact that Kathy Bates is not the Matlock youd expect.

In fact, theres something much more deceptive going on here.

So I started to think that maybe she is using the name Matlock.

I gave myself sort of a challenge.

I can continue to tell the audience theyre underestimating her but then theyre fooled at the end.