“...the Matlock creative team will have to rework scripts to write his character off.”
Just use the old tried and true method: He died................
replace him with a woman and say he transitioned.
the Matlock creative team
How ‘creative’ can you be if you are just dredging up an old series?
Recasting can work as well...it’s been done before and worked.
As a fan of the original series I tried watching the first episode of this show and could not get through it. Just too much perverted innuendo - the scene where the “Matlock” character was discussing with another old woman in vivid detail and graphic language how their sex organs operate was the final straw that resulted in the clicking of the remote.