The Good Wife | |
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Genre |
Legal drama Political drama |
Created by |
Robert King Michelle King |
Starring | |
Composer(s) |
Danny Lux (2009) David Buckley (2010–2015) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 156 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
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Producer(s) | Ron Binkowski Corinne Brinkerhoff |
Location(s) |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ("Pilot") New York City (all other episodes) |
Running time | 43 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Scott Free Productions King Size Productions Small Wishes Productions (season 1) CBS Television Studios (season 4–7) CBS Productions (season 1–3) |
Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release | September 22, 2009 | – May 8, 2016
Chronology | |
Followed by | The Good Fight |
Related shows | The Good Wife (South Korea) |
External links | |
Website |
The Good Wife is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. The series focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in law after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband. The series, created by Robert and Michelle King, stars Julianna Margulies, Josh Charles, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, and Alan Cumming, and features Chris Noth in a recurring role. The executive producers are Ridley Scott, Charles McDougall, and David W. Zucker.The Good Wife is a heavily serialized show featuring several story arcs that carry over several episodes, as well as stand-alone procedural storylines that are concluded by the end of each episode. The serial plots have been especially showcased in its highly praised fifth season. This is a rarity among The Good Wife's broadcaster CBS, as most of its shows are procedural.
The Good Wife won numerous prestigious awards, including five Emmys and the 2014 Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama. The performances of the show's cast have been particularly recognized, with Julianna Margulies's role as Alicia Florrick receiving significant praise. The show has especially received wide acclaim for its insight on social media and the internet in society, politics and law. With the current climate of how television shows are written and produced, The Good Wife is considered by several critics to be network television's last great drama producing a full 22 episode season while other and future acclaimed shows are in favor of shorter 6–12 episode seasons. CBS announced in a promo aired during Super Bowl 50, on February 7, 2016, that the show was ending with its seventh season. The final episode aired on May 8, 2016.