Gina Rodriguez to Guest Star on 'Matlock' Season 2 Finale

Mar 11, 2026 11:00am PT Gina Rodriguez to Guest on ‘Matlock’ Season 2 Finale, Reuniting With Her ‘Jane the Virgin’ Showrunner By Michael Schneider Plus Icon Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large franklinavenue Latest Hulu Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Lex,’ About a Reality Star Who Accidentally Films a Murder, From ‘Severance’ Producer Sean Clements 32 minutes ago ‘Ghosts’ Adds ‘SNL’ Star James Austin Johnson, ‘Hamilton’ Alum Christopher Jackson as Guests This Spring (EXCLUSIVE) 1 hour ago ‘Live With Kelly and Mark’ Parody ‘Song Sung Blue’ in Promo for Post-Oscar Special (EXCLUSIVE) 2 hours ago See All Maarten De Boer “Matlock” is throwing its own mini “Jane the Virgin” reunion for its Season 2 finale. Gina Rodriguez is set to guest star on that episode, reuniting her with “Matlock” showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman. Urman was also the showrunner on “Jane the Virgin,” which ran for five seasons on The CW and starred Rodriguez as Jane Villanueva, the young virgin who accidentally becomes pregnant after being mistakenly artificially inseminated. Related Stories No Decision Reached on Future of Berlin Film Festival Chief Tricia Tuttle 'A Child of My Own' Review: Stylized Drama and Documentary Scrap Over the Truth In an Unhappy Maternity Tale “My heart is exploding with happiness that Gina will be joining the show for the season two finale,” Urman said in a statement. “She is pure magic and our collaboration on Jane was a highlight of my life. Having her on ‘Matlock’ is a dream come true.” Popular on Variety Details of Rodriguez’s character on “Matlock” are being kept under wraps for now. Rodriguez won a Golden Globe for best actress in a TV musical or comedy series for “Jane the Virgin,” which ran from 2014 to 2019. More recently, she has appeared as Assistant District Attorney Marion Alba in Season 3 of ABC’s “Will Trent.” Also at the Alphabet net, she starred in the comedy series “Not Dead Yet” and co-hosted the game show “Lucky 13” with Shaquille O’Neal. Over on Netflix, she is additionally in Robert Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids” reboot, and in the romantic comedy “Players.” “Matlock,” which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS (same day for some Paramount+ subscribers, next day for others), is in the middle of its second season. Kathy Bates stars as as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, “a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm with a hidden agenda, using her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases” and also uncover who was responsible for the drug-related death of her daughter. The show stars Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian and Leah Lewis as Sarah. Urman, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, Amanda Tudesco, Nicki Renna, Jeffrey Lieber, Kat Coiro and Kathy Bates are executive producers of “Matlock,” which comes from CBS Studios. Jump to Comments Creators Go Pro: Digital Stars Bank Brand Bucks While Talent Agencies and Support Firms Proliferate ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Emma D’Arcy to Lead Cancer Drama ‘Last Train Home’ (EXCLUSIVE) Nikki Glaser to Return as Golden Globes Host for a Third Time in 2027 ‘Live With Kelly and Mark’ Parody ‘Song Sung Blue’ in Promo for Post-Oscar Special (EXCLUSIVE) Fifth Season Fully Acquires ‘A Thousand Blows’ Producer the Story Collective, Strengthening U.K. Presence Spotify Says More Than 1,500 Artists Earned Over $1 Million in Royalties Last Year JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...