The second season of The Good Wife began airing on September 28, 2010, and concluded on May 17, 2011.
The series focuses on Alicia Florrick (Margulies), whose husband Peter (Noth), the former Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney, has been jailed following a notorious political corruption and sex scandal. After having spent the previous thirteen years as a stay-at-home mother, Alicia returns to the workforce as a litigator to provide for her two children.
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Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
Josh Charles as Will Gardner
Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
Scott Porter as Blake Calamar
Michael Ealy as Derrick Bond
Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick
Titus Welliver as Glenn Childs
Anika Noni Rose as Wendy Scott-Carr
Elizabeth Reaser as Tammy Linnata
Zach Grenier as David Lee
Mike Pniewski as Frank Landau
Tim Guinee as Andrew Wiley
Dreama Walker as Becca
Michael Boatman as Julius Cain
Chris Butler as Matan Brody
Renee Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
Dallas Roberts as Owen Cavanaugh
Skipp Sudduth as Jim Moody
America Ferrera as Natalie Flores
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop
Sonequa Martin-Green as Courtney Wells
Mamie Gummer as Nancy Crozier
Denis O'Hare as Judge Charles Abernathy
Ana Gasteyer as Judge Patrice Lessner
Rita Wilson as Viola Walsh
Gary Cole as Kurt McVeigh
Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
Kevin Conway as Jonas Stern
Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman
John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
Miranda Cosgrove as Sloan Burchfield
Emily Kinney as Milla Burchfield
David Paymer as Judge Richard Cuesta
The second season of The Good Wife received critical acclaim. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% fresh rating based on 11 reviews. On Metacritic, the second season of the show currently sits at an 89 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series
Won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Julianna Margulies) (for the episode "In Sickness")
Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Josh Charles) (for the episode "Closing Arguments")
Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Alan Cumming) (for the episode "Silver Bullet")
Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Christine Baranski) (for the episode "Silver Bullet")
Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Archie Panjabi) (for the episode "Getting Off")
Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Michael J. Fox) (for the episode "Real Deal")
Nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series (Mark Saks)
Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Fred Murphy for "Double Jeopardy")
DVR Ratings (season 2) [1]
