The Good Fight: Season 1

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The Good Fight

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CBS | CBS All Access | Paramount+ | Season Premiere Date: February 19, 2017

Starring: Christine Baranski, Delroy Lindo, Rose Leslie

Summary: The spinoff of The Good Wife picks up a year later after a financial scam forces Diane Lockhart and her goddaughter Maia Rindell (Rose Leslie) to leave Lockhart & Lee and join a law firm that includes Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo). [The first episode airs on CBS with subsequent episodes only available on CBS All Access]

Creator: Michelle King and Robert King

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Chaos
Air Date: April 16, 2017
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S1:E9. Sweeney Agonistes
Air Date: April 9, 2017
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S1:E8. Reddick v Boseman
Air Date: April 2, 2017

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Feb 24, 2017

The Good Fight is as sexy and profane as it wishes to be while retaining the crackling wit and smart sophistication of the original series. [27 Feb - 5 Mar 2017, p.17]

Robert Bianco

Feb 17, 2017

Once again, personal stories weave around and reflect upon weekly cases; and once again, the Kings use those cases to skillfully tackle social issues, with an added emphasis here on ageism, racism and privilege. And as always, they tell their cleverly structured stories with wit, lace them with ambiguity, and sprinkle them with twists that are all the more enjoyable for being believable. Read full review

Jeff Jensen

Feb 16, 2017

The storytelling in The Good Fight lacks some of the scope and jaunty walk-and-talk drive of The Good Wife, a consequence, perhaps, of a smaller budget. But everything else--writing, acting, vision--is smart and strong, and each episode moves briskly and offers ample entertainment. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Feb 16, 2017

It is clear that The Good Fight is a very, very good show that’s worthy of commitment. If CBS wants its broadcast audience to also become habitual users of All Access, this smart spinoff makes for a pretty enticing gateway drug. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Feb 17, 2017

The Good Fight has been assembled in such a way that you don’t need to have seen so much as one episode of The Good Wife to follow what’s going on. The new chapter in Diane’s life is also a new chapter in the genre of first-rate lawyer shows. Read full review

Rob Owen

Feb 17, 2017

Written and executive produced by “Good Wife” creators Michelle King and Robert King, The Good Fight marks a pretty seamless transition from “The Good Wife” that feels similar enough for viewer comfort, but also different enough to avoid being a total rehash. Read full review

David Wiegand

Feb 15, 2017

The series is agreeable enough, in that it captures some of the spirit of the earlier show, but it’s hard not to hope Julianna Margulies will walk through the door to bring the moral conflicts that made “The Good Wife” so good. Read full review

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AryamanS

Feb 20, 2017

THE GOOD FIGHT - A Spin-off done brilliantly. Since when has network television felt so good. From the writing to the characters, everything is so crisp that it almost feels like its on par with its predecessor. Viewers looking for 'must-see' television, this one is definitely on the list.

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ObsessiveBenji

Jun 5, 2018

I love The Good Wife, so I wanted to like this, but was scared it would lean to hard on it's predecessor only to fail at being the same, but I was pleasantly surprised.

THIS SHOW IS AWESOME! Acting, casting, writing, cinematography and sound track are all totally on point. The use of GoodI love The Good Wife, so I wanted to like this, but was scared it would lean to hard on it's predecessor only to fail at being the same, but I was pleasantly surprised.

THIS SHOW IS AWESOME! Acting, casting, writing, cinematography and sound track are all totally on point. The use of Good Wife history and characters were blended perfectly; enough that the show was familiar to fans and our former likes and dislikes of characters were re-kindled, but for new watchers, it wouldn't be confusing because the writing is so careful to be accessible to most.

The new main character is a LESBIAN!!! and she's like... a normal lesbian, not anything invented solely for sensationalism. I LOVE OUR NEW MAIN!!! She's amazing, her relationship with her girlfriend is perfect! I'm so so glad Marissa is back, she is the perfect way to make this a new character to explore for old and new viewers since this is a new side of her for everyone. Something about this series that is different then The Good Wife, is that we are now mostly based in a primarily black law firm; that's how they market themselves in our current society as tribalism escalates. We explore more relevant politics (Trump, Hillary), male sexual violence towards women, the legalities of police brutality and some of the ways in which systemic racism is very much alive and well in America.

There's very little I could say to criticize this show, like The Good Wife, every part of this show is thought through so thoroughly, that it takes the viewer exactly where they writers want them. This legal drama is now among my Top 2, along with The Good Wife. I would recommend this to anyone who likes strong women characters, very cunning and slightly mischievous characters, shows with a lot of African American representation, and fast paced dramas.… Expand

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Gmarie

Feb 27, 2017

Best spinoff I think I've ever seen. The opening credits, alone are terrific! It's nice seeing several of the old faces and watching my favorite second and third "bananas" get a chence to take more center stage in the drama Christing Baranski as Diane Lockhart, Cush Jumbo as Lucca, andBest spinoff I think I've ever seen. The opening credits, alone are terrific! It's nice seeing several of the old faces and watching my favorite second and third "bananas" get a chence to take more center stage in the drama Christing Baranski as Diane Lockhart, Cush Jumbo as Lucca, and Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold. Quick note, one of the reviews marked as "red" is actually a very positive one. In my opinion, this show deserves a user score higher than a 6.… Expand

1 of 7 users found this helpful16

StanCliffBroad

Mar 13, 2017

The writing is what stands out with this show, just as the 'The Good Wife', had many absorbing storylines behind it. The acting is pretty good all round, except for the over acting by Cush Jumbo, who really ruins scenes, puts cracks into the suspension of disbelieve. The Kings really do good work.

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

CanadianFuBaR

Apr 5, 2017

Very good Show. Way better so far than last half of Good Wife. Super enjoy the real language (swearing), like most people talk nowadays. Great stories and humour.

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

Ascospore

Mar 26, 2018

This is a worthy guilty pleasure as far as spin-offs go - identical in format to The Good Wife, but continues to stay the distance in terms of all-round consistency (if at times still scarcely believable). What's her name from GOT is a good addition to the cast.

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Cmayo458

Apr 27, 2019

This show started strong. This season seems incredibly bizarre. The political bias is distracting from from some very fine performances. I get it the writers are anti white, anti republican (yawn) and anti Trump

4 of 4 users found this helpful40

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 19, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E10. Chaos
  Air Date: April 16, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E9. Sweeney Agonistes
  Air Date: April 9, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E8. Reddick v Boseman
  Air Date: April 2, 2017
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  S1:E7. Not So Grand Jury
  Air Date: March 26, 2017
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  S1:E6. Social Media and It's Discontents
  Air Date: March 19, 2017
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  S1:E5. Stoppable: Requiem for an Airdate
  Air Date: March 12, 2017
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  S1:E4. The Verge of Truth
  Air Date: March 5, 2017
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  S1:E3. The Schtup List
  Air Date: February 26, 2017
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  S1:E2. First Week
  Air Date: February 19, 2017
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  S1:E1. Inauguration
  Air Date: February 19, 2017