The Good Wife: Story, Cast and Series Facts

The Good Wife (2009): Drama, Crime, Legal. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

The Good Wife follows Alicia Florrick, a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. Pushing aside the betrayal and crushing public humiliation caused by her husband Peter, Alicia starts over by pursuing her original career as a defense attorney.

Series details

Title: The Good Wife
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Crime, Legal
Premiere date: 2009-09-22
Final broadcast date listed: 2016-05-08
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
TVMaze ID: 101

Cast and credited roles

Julianna Margulies — Alicia Florrick
Christine Baranski — Diane Lockhart
Matt Czuchry — Cary Agos
Archie Panjabi — Kalinda Sharma
Josh Charles — Will Gardner
Alan Cumming — Eli Gold
Makenzie Vega — Grace Florrick
Graham Phillips — Zach Florrick
Zach Grenier — David Lee
Cush Jumbo — Lucca Quinn
Jeffrey Dean Morgan — Jason Crouse
Matthew Goode — Finn Polmar

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2009-09-22; final listed air date 2010-05-25; episode order: 23.
Season 2: premiered 2010-09-28; final listed air date 2011-05-17; episode order: 23.
Season 3: premiered 2011-09-25; final listed air date 2012-04-29; episode order: 22.
Season 4: premiered 2012-09-30; final listed air date 2013-04-28; episode order: 22.
Season 5: premiered 2013-09-29; final listed air date 2014-05-18; episode order: 22.
Season 6: premiered 2014-09-21; final listed air date 2015-05-10; episode order: 22.
Season 7: premiered 2015-10-04; final listed air date 2016-05-08; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

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