The Good Fight (2017)

Genre

legal drama, political drama, LGBT-related television series

Country

United States

Length

6 seasons, 60 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 340 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A respected lawyer loses her savings and job due to a financial scandal tied to her goddaughter. She joins a new law firm in Chicago and must rebuild her career while navigating high-stakes cases.

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What happens

The Good Fight is an American legal drama television series produced for CBS's streaming service CBS All Access (later Paramount+). It was the platform's first original scripted series. The series, created by Robert King, Michelle King, and Phil Alden Robinson, is a spin-off from and standalone sequel to The Good Wife, which was created by the Kings. The first season premiered on February 19, 2017, with the first episode airing on CBS and the following nine episodes on CBS All Access. The series follows Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, as she loses her employment after an enormous financial scam destroys the reputation of her goddaughter Maia (Rose Leslie) and Diane's savings, leading them to join Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms. The series stars Baranski, Leslie, Jumbo, Erica Tazel, Sarah Steele, Justin Bartha, Delroy Lindo, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman, and Audra McDonald, and features Paul Guilfoyle and Bernadette Peters in recurring roles. It is executive produced by Robert King, Michelle King, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Liz Glotzer, Brooke Kennedy and Alison Scott. In July 2021, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season. It premiered on September 8, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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