Scripted series · CBS
The Good Wife
Don't let the name fool you.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Julianna Margulies
Alicia Florrick
156 eps
Christine Baranski
Diane Lockhart
156 eps
Josh Charles
Will Gardner
107 eps
Matt Czuchry
Cary Agos
156 eps
Alan Cumming
Eli Gold
140 eps
Archie Panjabi
Kalinda Sharma
134 eps
Makenzie Vega
Grace Florrick
100 eps
Zach Grenier
David Lee
54 eps
Graham Phillips
Zach Florrick
76 eps
Cush Jumbo
Lucca Quinn
22 eps
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jason Crouse
22 eps
Matthew Goode
Finn Polmar
30 eps
Michael J. Fox
Louis Canning
26 eps
Nicole Roderick
Nora
16 eps
Jerry Adler
Howard Lyman
30 eps
Dallas Roberts
Owen Cavanaugh
14 eps
Jill Flint
Lana Delaney
12 eps
Steven Pasquale
Johnny Elfman
13 eps
David Fonteno
Judge Robert Parks
10 eps
Melissa George
Marilyn Garbanza
8 eps
Chris Noth
Peter Florrick
101 eps
Titus Welliver
Glenn Childs
15 eps
Chris Butler
Matan Brody
21 eps
Mary Beth Peil
Jackie Florrick
49 eps
David Paymer
Judge Richard Cuesta
9 eps
Denis O'Hare
Judge Charles Abernathy
9 eps
Joe Morton
Daniel Golden
11 eps
Gary Cole
Kurt McVeigh
14 eps
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Pastor Isaiah Easton
7 eps
Sonequa Martin-Green
Courtney Wells
8 eps
Michael Boatman
Julius Cain
18 eps
Dreama Walker
Becca
8 eps
Mamie Gummer
Nancy Crozier
8 eps
Felix Solis
Detective Kevin Rodriguez
7 eps
Dylan Baker
Colin Sweeney
8 eps
David Krumholtz
Josh Mariner
7 eps
Sarah Steele
Marissa Gold
22 eps
Monica Raymund
Dana Lodge
9 eps
Anika Noni Rose
Wendy Scott-Carr
14 eps
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Geneva Pine
23 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Good Wife actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Good Wife reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Alicia Florrick 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.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 156 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20111 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200923 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Threesome
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201023 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S02E20 Foreign Affairs
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201122 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S03E12 Alienation of Affection
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201222 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S04E14 Red Team, Blue Team
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201322 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S05E05 Hitting the Fan
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201422 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S06E11 Hail Mary
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201522 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S07E01 Bond
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S05E05
Hitting the Fan
A desperate battle to retain clients begins when Cary and Alicia's plan to leave the firm is exposed.
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King
S05E15
Dramatics, Your Honor
Alicia asks Cary to be her lawyer when Nelson Dubeck asks her to participate in a deposition; Will faces off with a new prosecutor while defending Jeffrey Grant.
- Directed by Brooke Kennedy
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King
S05E16
The Last Call
Alicia searches for answers as she tries to make sense of Will’s death in the aftermath of the courthouse shooting. Meanwhile, Diane delivers the somber news to the partners at Lockhart/Gardner who must decide how to move forward.
- Directed by Jim McKay
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King
S06E11
Hail Mary
Cary hires a prison consultant to prepare him for incarceration while the team at Florrick/Agos/Lockhart does everything in its power to help him. Meanwhile, Alicia practices for the State’s Attorney candidates’ debate.
- Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez
- Written by Erica Shelton Kodish
S05E10
The Decision Tree
Alicia is shocked to learn that a former client bequeathed her millions, but Lockhart/Gardner quickly contests the will on behalf of the deceased’s wife. Meanwhile, Diane asks Kalinda to look into Damian’s background. Also, Eli and Marilyn are concerned about Peter being seen with Alicia’s more disreputable clients at the Florrick/Agos holiday party.
- Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King
S04E22
What's in the Box?
When Zach thinks he has witnessed vote tampering, Will, Alicia and Diane race to a series of emergency court proceedings on the night of the gubernatorial election; an unexpected source offers to help Cary start his own firm.
- Directed by Robert King
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S07E22
End
- Directed by Robert King
- Written by Robert King, Michelle King
S07E19
Landing
- Directed by Phil Alden Robinson
- Written by Luke Schelhaas
S07E18
Unmanned
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
- Written by Tyler Bensinger
S07E17
Shoot
- Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye
- Written by Stephanie Sengupta
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Robert King
Creator
Michelle King
Showrunner
Dee Johnson
Executive producer
Brooke Kennedy
Executive producer
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Craig Turk
Executive producer
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David W. Zucker
Executive producer
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Keith Eisner
Executive producer
Charles McDougall
Executive producer
Tony Scott
Executive producer
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Leonard Dick
Executive producer
Ridley Scott
Executive producer
Ted Humphrey
Executive producer
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Nichelle D. Tramble
Writer
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Matthew Montoya
Writer
Amanda Segel
Writer
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Leonard Dick
Writer
Corinne Brinkerhoff
Writer
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Aaron Slavick
Writer
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Angela Amato Velez
Writer
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Erica Shelton Kodish
Writer
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Meredith Averill
Writer
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Joey Scavuzzo
Writer
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Jacqueline Hoyt
Writer
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Luke Schelhaas
Writer
Courtney Kemp Agboh
Writer
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Tyler Bensinger
Writer
Stephanie Sengupta
Writer
Frank Pierson
Writer
Todd Ellis Kessler
Writer
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Adam R. Perlman
Writer
Karen Hall
Writer
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Julia Wolfe
Writer
Tom Smuts
Writer
Barry M. Schkolnick
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Nichelle D. TrambleProducer
- Jason HarkinsProducer
- Julianna MarguliesProducer
- Amanda SegelProducer
- Dee JohnsonExecutive Producer
- Robert KingExecutive Producer
Writing
- Nichelle D. TrambleWriter
- Matthew MontoyaWriter
- Amanda SegelWriter
- Leonard DickWriter
- Dee JohnsonWriter
- Robert KingWriter
Direction
- Rosemary RodriguezDirector
- Michael ZinbergDirector
- Alex ZakrzewskiDirector
- Josh CharlesDirector
- Kevin HooksDirector
- James Whitmore Jr.Director
Cinematography
- Tim GuinnessDirector of Photography
- Fred MurphyDirector of Photography
- M. David MullenDirector of Photography
Music
- David BuckleyOriginal Music Composer
- Danny LuxOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
3 wins · latest 2012
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series2012
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- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series2011
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- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series2010
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BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeBritish Academy Television Award for Best International Programme2016
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Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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