The Good Fight will end with its upcoming sixth season. The legal drama stars Christine Baranski as defense attorney Diane Lockhart. The Good Fight is a spinoff of The Good Wife, where Baranski appeared as a central character during the show’s seven-season run. This marks the end of a 13-year collaboration between show creators and executive producers Michelle and Robert King and the actress.
In a joint statement, the Kings said:
“We’ve loved fighting The Good Fight these last six seasons. To be able to tell stories about an upside-down world in real time has been a gift. And to have worked with these talented, brilliant, generous actors, writers and crew has been a blessing. Our hope-slash-scheme is to find ways to work with all of them again in the future.”
The Good Fight follows Lockhart after financial repercussions from a Ponzi scheme force her and colleague Maia Rindell (Rose Leslie) out of their firm. They then join a prominent African American-owned law firm known for taking on police brutality cases in Illinois. The Good Fight is a critically acclaimed series that has been commended for how it tackles real-life issues. The final season is set to continue its exploration of extremist violence and other complex topics.
The show debuted in February 2017, following the election of former President Donald Trump. The Kings drew inspiration from issues that arose during Trump’s presidency to create episodes that reflected…
