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I have heard the following dialogue in the TV series Marseille:
The literal translation ("like that") makes no sense here. The English subtitle have translated "Comme ça" as "I just wondered", but I have no idea how the former could mean the latter. Is there a more accurate translation?
That's a correct translation. You say comme ça to explain there was no specific reason.
Often, pour rien is added to make clear there is no hidden agenda.
There is a different comme ça in the expression c'est comme ça that means: it is that way and not another.
