The Good Fight
LegalCourtrooms, lawyers and the machinery of the law.This show: 10/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 8/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 8/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Christine BaranskiSarah SteeleNyambi NyambiMichael BoatmanAudra McDonaldCush Jumbo
Written by
Michelle KingRobert KingPhil Alden Robinson
Starring
Christine BaranskiSarah SteeleNyambi NyambiMichael BoatmanAudra McDonaldCush Jumbo
Written by
Michelle KingRobert KingPhil Alden Robinson
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The Good Fight Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
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| S1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | ||||
| S2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | |
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | ||||
| S4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | |||||||
| S5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | ||||
| S6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
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About
"Legal drama as furious, funny political satire"
After a Ponzi scheme wipes out her savings, veteran lawyer Diane Lockhart joins a prestigious, mostly Black-led Chicago law firm, navigating office politics, high-stakes cases, and her own shifting worldview. It's a sharp, fast-talking legal drama that uses courtroom cases as a springboard for biting satire about American institutions falling apart in real time. Surreal musical interludes and pointed topicality give it a restless, of-the-moment energy rarely found in network-style legal shows. Anchored by terrific performances, it balances genuine outrage with dark comedy, growing stranger and more experimental as its run continues.
Watch it for
the fearless satire of institutional collapse delivered through whip-smart legal storytelling and performances.
Maybe skip if
you want a straightforward procedural without pointed political commentary or surreal detours.
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All Seasons
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Season 12017
8.19K108h 7m
Due to an enormous financial scam, in which they lost all their savings and reputation, the first season follows Diane Lockhart and her goddaughter Maia Rindell as they are forced to join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms.
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Season 22018
8.210K1310h 55m
The Chicago murder rate is on the rise, and amidst the insanity, Diane, Lucca, Maia, and the rest of the law firm find themselves under psychological assault when a client at another firm kills his lawyer for overcharging. Following a copycat murder, the firm begins to look at its own clients suspiciously. Meanwhile, Diane battles with a new partner at the firm, Maia becomes tougher after her parents' scandal puts her on trial, and Lucca is brought back into the orbit of Colin.
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Season 32019
7.48K109h 8m
The world went crazy in the second season, and now, in season 3, the resistance does. Diane Lockhart tries to figure out whether you can resist a crazy administration without going crazy yourself, while Adrian Boseman and Liz Reddick-Lawrence struggle with a new post-factual world where the lawyer who tells the best story triumphs over the lawyer with the best facts. Meanwhile, Lucca Quinn balances a new baby with a new love, and Maia Rindell finds a new Mephistopheles in Roland Blum, a lawyer who is corruption incarnate.
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Season 42020
8.04K75h 44m
Season four finds Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart navigating a very different landscape. After their defeats in the previous season, Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart was forced to accept an offer by a huge multinational law firm, STR Laurie, to become a small subsidiary.
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Season 52021
8.05K108h 19m
In the fifth season, Diane is forced to question whether it’s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz when the firm loses two top lawyers. Meanwhile, Marissa and the firm become entangled with Hal Wackner, a regular Chicagoan who decides to open his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.
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Season 62022
8.04K107h 57m
The final season has Diane feeling like she’s going crazy, struggling with an uneasy sense of déjà vu, with everything from Roe v. Wade, to voting rights, to Cold War aggressions returning. Meanwhile, the lawyers of Reddick & Associates wonder if the violence that they see all around them points to an impending civil war.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Christine Baranski Diane Lockhart
Sarah Steele Marissa Gold
Nyambi Nyambi Jay Dipersia
Michael Boatman Julius Cain
Audra McDonald Liz Reddick, Liz Reddick-Lawrence
Cush Jumbo Lucca Quinn
Delroy Lindo Adrian Boseman
Rose Leslie Maia Rindell
Gary Cole Kurt McVeigh
Charmaine Bingwa Carmen Moyo
Crew
Michelle King
Robert King
Phil Alden Robinson
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