Warning: SPOILERS for Matlock season 1, episode 15, "Game Face."From the beginning of Matlock season 1 updates, it looked like Olympia was the one to forge Senior’s signature, but recent filming updates hint that Jason Ritter’s Julian may be the one behind it all.

Ritter is ing a DC series in a recurring role, which is sure to diminish his availability in season 2 of the Matlock season 2 down, which could suggest something major coming in the first season, and in a way, it spoils the story.

Jason Ritter s DC's Lanterns Project As A Recurring Character

Jason Ritter Will Play Billy Macon In DC’s Lanterns

Deadline announced that Ritter has landed a new project, ing the DC’s Lanterns in a recurring role. He will play Billy Macon, who likes to do his father’s bidding, but it’s not clear just how many episodes in the eight-episode series he will appear in. Obviously, this could set limitations on his presence in Matlock's second season.

Currently, there is no word that he is stepping down as a series regular on the CBS series.

There are ways that the schedules can work as DC’s Legends is currently in production and Matlock season 2 won’t start production until summer 2025, but some projects can overlap. The filming clashes are likely to affect closer to the start of season 2 rather than the whole of the season, which hints at a way the storyline could need to go at the end of Matlock season 1. Currently, there is no word that he is stepping down as a series regular on the CBS series.

Ritter's New Role Could Mean Diminished Time In Matlock Season 2

Julian Is Likely The Wellbrexa Villain

With a new project, Ritter can’t be at two filming studios at once. It suggests that he’ll have to reduce his screen time in Matlock season 2, and the easiest way to do that is to have him imprisoned while he is waiting for a trial date. Forging Senior’s signature is an offense, and it will bring up questions of what else he has done illegally to push through his own agenda. In current Matlock suspect, need to put Julian away.

By putting Julian in jail, he doesn’t need to interact with people in the law firm on a daily basis. There wouldn’t be the need for people to share where he is when he’s not in the office, which is only believable for a handful of episodes. As filming of DC’s Lanterns will likely only affect the start of the season, the Matlock writers can then work a way to involve Julian either from inside prison or set up an entire storyline of his trial when he is available for more screen time. The downside is that the filming updates seem to have spoiled the twists and turns of the end of Matlock season 1.

Source: Deadline