Jason Ritter in ‘Matlock’ Sonja Flemming/CBS
Jason Ritter’s spouse, Melanie Lynskey, is worked up to maintain watching him on Matlock now that the present was renewed — and never simply because she has to help her husband’s work.
Lynskey, 47, took to X on Tuesday, October 22, to share the information that the hit CBS procedural was picked up for season 2 after solely airing two episodes up to now.
“So pleased with my husband! This present is SO GOOD,” Lynskey wrote. “Jason is superb on it, and Kathy Bates continues to be the top of greatness and the whole lot I hope to be as an actor. Skye P Marshall is a celebrity.”
The actress discovered a technique to poke enjoyable at Ritter, 44, including, “I’d watch this even when it wasn’t my marital obligation.”
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Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter Frazer Harrison/Getty Photos
Ritter performs Julian, who’s a senior companion at Jacobson & Moore. He’s married to Skye P. Marshall‘s character, Olympia, who filed for divorce from Julian earlier than the occasions within the pilot.
Earlier than becoming a member of the solid of CBS’ latest hit, Ritter shared the display screen with Lynskey on a number of events. The couple met whereas filming The Huge Ask in 2013 and later collaborated on tasks akin to We’ll By no means Have Paris and The Intervention. Ritter additionally scored cameo roles in Lynskey’s exhibits Sweet, The Final of Us and Yellowjackets.
Jason Ritter, Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshall in ‘Matlock’ Sonja Flemming/CBS
“We’ve labored collectively just a few instances and it’s all the time been actually enjoyable, however I imply, I’ll do something with him. He’s so proficient,” Lynskey completely informed Us Weekly in April 2023. “I like his face. I like his face.”
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Lynskey, who welcomed a daughter with Ritter in 2018, joked that there have been no extra plans for them to work collectively.
“No, that’s it. Thanks!” she quipped. “He can’t be the favourite! I simply don’t need the crew to love him extra. That was my solely concern was that everyone — no one may cease speaking about how type he was and great and easygoing. And at a sure level, I used to be like, ‘I bought it.’ Yeah, I bought it. He’s nice. He’s one of the best.”
Ritter’s look on Yellowjackets has remained a thriller after it didn’t air throughout season 2. After the collection was renewed for a 3rd season, Leisure Tonight reported that Ritter would nonetheless be part of Yellowjackets sooner or later.
“It was nice. However I got here again to work and all people was like, ‘Your husband’s the nicest individual on this planet. He’s our favourite,’” Lynskey recalled to Us. “And I feel, beforehand, I felt like I used to be some individuals’s favourite.”
Lynskey added: “Everybody was like, ‘We nonetheless love you.’ And I used to be like, ‘I do know he’s nicer. He’s nicer than me. He’s simpler to be round. He by no means complains.’ So he grew to become the brand new favourite. It was laborious for me to surrender the title, however I used to be additionally pleased.”
New episodes of Matlock air on CBS Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.