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The Good Wife (season 6)

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Country of origin
  
United States

Original network
  
CBS

No. of episodes
  
22

Starring
  
Julianna Margulies Matt Czuchry Archie Panjabi Graham Phillips Makenzie Vega Alan Cumming Matthew Goode Zach Grenier Christine Baranski

Original release
  
September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) – May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10)

The sixth season of The Good Wife began airing on September 21, 2014 on CBS, and concluded on May 10, 2015. It consisted of 22 episodes.

Contents

Premise

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.

Main

  • Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
  • Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
  • Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
  • Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
  • Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
  • Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
  • Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar
  • Zach Grenier as David Lee
  • Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
  • Recurring

  • Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
  • Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold
  • Steven Pasquale as Johnny Elfman
  • Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop
  • David Hyde Pierce as Frank Prady
  • Michael Cerveris as James Castro
  • Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
  • David Krumholtz as Josh Mariner
  • Renee Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
  • Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps
  • Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman
  • Connie Nielsen as Ramona Lytton
  • Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
  • Linda Lavin as Joy Grubick
  • Taye Diggs as Dean Levine-Wilkins
  • Oliver Platt as Reese Dipple
  • Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick
  • Jess Weixler as Robyn Burdine
  • Dallas Roberts as Owen Cavanaugh
  • Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
  • Kyle MacLachlan as Josh Perotti
  • Chris Butler as Matan Brody
  • Gary Cole as Kurt McVeigh
  • Edward Asner as Guy Redmayne
  • JD Williams as Dexter Roja
  • Tim Guinee as Andrew Wiley
  • David Paymer as Judge Richard Cuesta
  • Guest

  • Michael Boatman as Julius Cain
  • Christian Borle as Carter Schmidt
  • Denis O'Hare as Judge Charles Abernathy
  • Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
  • Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
  • Ana Gasteyer as Judge Patrice Lessner
  • Kurt Fuller as Judge Peter Dunaway
  • Rita Wilson as Viola Walsh
  • John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
  • Miriam Shor as Mandy Post
  • Stockard Channing as Veronica Loy
  • Laura Benanti as Renata Ellard
  • Ron Rifkin as Spencer Randolph
  • Reception

    The sixth season of The Good Wife received positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% certified fresh rating based on 28 reviews. The critics consensus reads, "Though in its sixth season, The Good Wife remains one of network television's best shows with sharp writing, vibrant characters, and high production values." On Metacritic, the sixth season currently sits at an 89 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

    References

    The Good Wife (season 6) Wikipedia