'The Good Wife' spin-off
Picking up one year after the events of "The Good Wife" series finale (which aired on May 8th, 2016), a financial scam wipes out Diane Lockhart's entire life savings after she is forced out of Lockhart & Lee. She joins Lucca Quinn and young lawyer Maia Rindell at one of Chicago's new preeminent law firms.
"The Good Fight," created by "The Good Wife" creators Robert and Michelle King, the show stars Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Justin Bartha, Erica Tazel, Paul Guilfoyle and Bernadette Peters.
Its parent show was a highly acclaimed CBS legal procedural that ran from 2009 to 2016, and was arguably one of the best-written shows on television. Last year, Blasting News reported on the show's run and its success as CBS continues to branch out and develop shows that are unusual for the top-rated US network.
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During the Television Critics Association 2017, the Kings have stated that there are no plans to bring back Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) for the new digital series, which will air on CBS All Access only starting February 2017. Robert King says that Alicia is "mentioned constantly" in the upcoming spin-off, but they opted out of bringing the character back for any of the 10 episodes that have already been planned.
Co-creator Michelle King added during the winter press tour on Monday that they have "10 episodes to tell these stories. So that's where we want to focus".
The pilot episode of "The Good Fight" will also air on CBS, with the remaining episodes all on its new digital streaming service. Also during the tour, a full-length 2-minute trailer was released and, unlike its parent show, it contains a whole lot of nudity and some NSFW F-bombs.
It's a jarring change from the original show, which Michelle King addressed with the following note: "You're going to hear people talk the way they speak in life." Baranski also said she is "happy it all worked out. It was a family we did not want to break up."
Will you be tuning in this February? Is this new mouthwatering trailer enough to get you to subscribe to CBS All Access, or are you hoping for something more?
Watch the official trailer here:
