The Good Fight
Seen it?2017 | 6 seasons | 50 min | Drama
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama. If you loved Law & Order or Presumed Innocent, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- 6 seasons and 60 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 50 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- A big time investment at 6 seasons.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of her law firm, now called "Lockhart, Deckler, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert, Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum & Associates", they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 80 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe, 4 Critics' Choice Awards and 1 WGA Award.
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 461K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Saturday Special. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12017 · 10 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday- Season 22018 · 13 episodes · 7.6 out of 10Sunday
- Season 32019 · 10 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
- Season 42020 · 7 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
- Season 52021 · 10 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
Season 62022 · 10 episodes · 5.6 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
Created by Michelle King, Robert King, Phil Alden Robinson
- Christine BaranskiDiane Lockhart
- Audra McDonaldLiz Reddick
- Sarah SteeleMarissa Gold
- Nyambi NyambiJay Dipersia
- Michael BoatmanJulius Cain
- Charmaine BingwaCarmen Moyo
- Andre BraugherRi'Chard Lane
- John SlatteryLyle Bettencourt