The Good Wife is an
American legal drama, which premiered on
CBS on September 22, 2009.
The series was created by
Robert and Michelle King, and stars
Julianna Margulies,
Christine Baranski, and
Chris Noth. The Kings are executive producing with brothers
Ridley and
Tony Scott,
Charles McDougall and David W. Zucker.
[Reuters report on The Good Wife] On October 7, 2009, CBS gave the series a full-season pickup, extending the first season from 13 to 22 episodes.
Plot
The storyline focuses on Margulies as Alicia Florrick, the wife of Peter Florrick (Noth). Her husband has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. She returns to her old job as a defense attorney to rebuild her reputation and provide for her two children. The series was partly inspired by the
Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal.
[New York Daily News report on The Good Wife]
