The Good Wife (2009– )

Alicia has been a good wife to her husband, a former state attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.

Creators:

Michelle King, Robert King

Stars:

Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Josh Charles

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 65 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Julianna Margulies	...	Alicia Florrick (90 episodes, 2009-2013)
Matt Czuchry	...	Cary Agos (90 episodes, 2009-2013)
Archie Panjabi	...	Kalinda Sharma (90 episodes, 2009-2013)
Josh Charles	...	Will Gardner (90 episodes, 2009-2013)
Christine Baranski	...	Diane Lockhart (90 episodes, 2009-2013)
Alan Cumming	...	Eli Gold (63 episodes, 2010-2013)
Makenzie Vega	...	Grace Florrick (61 episodes, 2009-2013)
Chris Noth	...	Peter Florrick (61 episodes, 2009-2013)
Graham Phillips	...	Zach Florrick (56 episodes, 2009-2013)
Mary Beth Peil	...	Jackie Florrick (37 episodes, 2009-2013)

Storyline

Alicia Florrick is the wife of a former state attorney for Cook County. He has been imprisoned after a sex and corruption scandal. Alicia must deal with the public humiliation. She must also fend for her two children. After years of being a housewife and mother, she returns to work as a litigator at the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner. She must now prove herself in the courtroom.

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Plot Keywords:

law firm | corruption | courtroom | defense attorney | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

Don't let the name fool you.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

A férjem védelmében

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, Small Wishes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julianna Margulies wears a wig for her character Alicia and spends a reported 14 hours a day, five days a week, and nine months out of the year working on the series.

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Connections

Featured in 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013)

User Reviews

Compelling, Intelligent, Good Character Development

I keep under-estimating this drama; perhaps because there are no big names associated with the production of it - my mistake! This drama continues to capture me hook, line and sinker every week. I am loving it to the point that it has become one of my 'must see' TV shows.

The writing is strong, the acting is as good as one finds on any other hit drama show (CSI franchises, Law & Order franchises, Criminal Law, etc.) and the direction is excellent. The budget is clearly huge. Given all that, this show may not win a bountiful of Emmy's although it may win for the lead actress or the support actress.

However, with all that is on the air these days, this is in the top 10% of all television and the top 2-3% of Drama.