'Nancy Drew' Star Officially Joins CBS' 'Matlock' Replacement Series in New Sneak Peek

CBS surprised everyone heading into the fall television season with its decision to leave Matlock, one of its biggest winners of the past three years, on the bench. After wrapping up the big Wellbrexa cover-up that was explored throughout Seasons 1 and 2, the series is taking extra time to creatively revamp for what will be a shorter Season 3, with a new storyline to follow for Matty (Kathy Bates) and Olympia (Skye P. Marshall). Although that left a void on Thursday nights alongside Elsbeth, it also created an opportunity for Robert and Michelle King to reunite with Evil star Mike Colter for a new legal thriller in Cupertino to pair with their pink-clad sleuth. So far, it’s been going well too.

Cupertino has so far followed Michael Price (Colter) and Olivia Siffre (Rachel Keller) as they’ve quite literally built Price, Siffre & Associates from the ground up to challenge the Goliaths of Silicon Valley on behalf of the Davids they trample on. They’ve gotten some early wins along the way and made some powerful allies, like Natalia Boutella (Busy Philipps), who can give them enough financial backing to keep the lights on. The series itself has been a hit early on too, climbing to a Certified Fresh 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and racking up a strong premiere of 7.17 million viewers when accounting for delayed viewing. Now, Episode 5 will look to keep the momentum up with the arrival of the titular detective behind The CW’s Nancy Drew — Kennedy McMann — in the role of Olivia’s friend Celeste, who’s roped into being the lead plaintiff in a case against “an AI training company accused of wage and overtime abuse.”

Collider can exclusively share a sneak peek at “Celeste” that picks up in the middle of a tense moment for the Price, Siffre & Associates team. Michael’s assistant Christy (Ella Stiller) is staking out at night with Natalia while Michael sneaks around a mass of shipping containers in search of something. While the case with Celeste unfolds, the trio have their own mission to locate someone with more information on their AI client, Bo (Rob McClure). The silence in the car is rudely interrupted when Christy gets a frantic call from Olivia demanding she play along with Celeste when she dials. She was just fired and wants Christy’s help in waging a labor war by unionizing “the main 30” starting that very night. An angry Celeste becomes the least of her worries, though, when a cloaked figure wielding a sword starts following Michael, and Natalia is ready to shoot the mystery assailant herself rather than wait for the cops.

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‘Cupertino’ Is About to Take Over Sunday Night

CBS is aiming to get Cupertino in front of as many eyes as possible, starting this Sunday, November 8. To expose a wider audience to the darkly comedic light sci-fi legal drama, a special broadcast has been arranged for the weekend that will see Marshals and Tracker take the night off in favor of an entire slate dedicated to the Kings’ latest acclaimed hit. In the 8 p.m. time slot, a new episode, “Harper,” will premiere, followed by reruns of the first two episodes, “Michael & Olivia” and “Vik & Bo,” at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET/PT, respectively. That new installment will begin a personal battle for Christy after an AI algorithm cheats her friend out of a life-saving transplant surgery by swapping her place on the waiting list with that of a wealthy man, while Michael and Olivia race against time to get a judge to intervene. Making this case even more tense is an overwhelming traffic jam that forces everyone to fight this legal battle from their cars.

Cupertino Episode 5 premieres on CBS on Thursday, November 5. Check out our exclusive sneak peek in the player above.

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