EXCLUSIVE: Jane the Virgin alumna Yael Grobglas is reuniting with the showrunner and studio behind the favored CW dramedy sequence. Grobglas is ready to recur on the upcoming CBS drama sequence Matlock, headlined by Kathy Bates, which comes from Jane the Virgin developer Jennie Snyder Urman and CBS Studios.
In Matlock, written by Urman and impressed by the traditional TV sequence starring Andy Griffith, after reaching success in her youthful years, the good septuagenarian Madeline Matlock (Bates) rejoins the work power at a prestigious legislation agency the place she makes use of her unassuming demeanor and wily techniques to win circumstances. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior lawyer and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice. Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the top of the agency (Beau Bridges), is intrigued by Matty and her intelligent abilities.
Grobglas will play Shae Banfield, aka “the Meerkat,” the legislation agency’s devastatingly insightful jury advisor. Referred to as a human lie detector, she’s in a position to suss out character and sniff out the reality utilizing her mastery of physique language, facial expressions, and neurolinguistics, making her a worthy adversary to good lawyer Olympia Lawrence (Marshall) and an imminent menace to Madeleine Matlock (Bates).
The sequence additionally stars David Del Rio and Leah Lewis. Urman government produces with Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, John Will and Bates.
Grobglas performed the sequence common function of Petra on the critically acclaimed Jane the Virgin for its five-season run and in addition recurred as Petra’s twin sister Anezka. She additionally recurred because the villain PSI on Supergirl and at the moment voices the recurring function of Margot on Max’s animated sequence Gremlins. She is repped by Thruline and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.