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

During a 2011 interview on the National Public Radio program "Talk of the Nation," Alan Cumming (who plays Eli Gold) confirmed that his character is loosely based on longtime political operative (and, as of 2011, mayor of Chicago) Rahm Emanuel. Cumming said that Gold's undeveloped backstory includes a former career as a concert pianist, inspired by Emanuel's early-life, pre-politics ambition to become a professional ballet dancer.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.146 (2012)

User Reviews

Best New Drama of the 2009 Season! "Fellow Men" take note: This is NOT your standard "woman scorned"

This wonderful new series, takes what I felt was a dubious premise, and instantly turns it into entertainment gold.

I'd never liked "ER", though Margulies has formidable talent. Given the right character, script & director, I felt certain she could deliver. In The Good Wife she does. Her distinctive ability lies in nuance, & here she is finally given the perfect vehicle.

The scripts as well as the entire cast, take directions you'd never expect. That's is the real appeal of the show. Archie Panjabi is a spiffy surprise as the "investigative assistant", if you will. She approaches her character as if she's the entire supporting cast of "Shark", (James Woods 2-season crime drama) rolled into one easy-on-the-eyes, package. She's tough, loyal, funny, & adds to the show's depth.

Kudo's also, to veteran Christine Baranski for playing her "been-everywhere...done everything" role in a fresh way she seldom has in recent years.

I watched the first episode with my wife.. (ok, FOR my wife) not expecting much at all. Boy, was I surprised. Subsequent episodes have been exponentially better, richer, & have demonstrated that THIS show simply refuses to go down already beaten paths. I really love that! I have yet to be able to predict anything at the beginning of an episode, as I can with just about any other major network drama. This show is a TV page turner...

TGW is at once touching, topical, intriguing, even funny. Example: The courtroom judges are not your "standard-TV-crime-show-judges". They always prove to be yet another surprising element this show takes advantage of. In my opinion, this is the show's greatest strength. There ARE obvious choices at every turn in the story lines, the characters, even directorial choices, but NONE are ever followed. Prepare to be entertained and surprised.

Rare in this era of formulaic crime dramas... formulaic everything on TV, "The Good Wife" deceives slightly, even in it's title, which almost caused me not to watch what I figured was going to be "chick-flick-TV". Males take note. This is simply a great show & will not disappoint.

Everything in it is fresh, imminently watchable, & the result of great creative effort to not be just another law-oriented drama. IMHO, this really IS "Must See TV".