Summer Used to Mean Reruns
But now, with so many viewing options available on a variety of platforms, networks are looking for creative ways to compete for eyeballs, and fresh offerings have become a key part of the strategy.
CBS All Access’s first original streaming series The Good Fight is a spin-off from (and sequel to) the popular drama The Good Wife (CBS 2009-16), and luckily for those of us unable to access CBS All Access because of market restrictions, CBS is airing the first season of the series on Sunday nights this summer.
Five episodes in, I’m enjoying the show.
and Cush Jumbo plays Lucca Quinn, an associate at the firm Diane joins.
The Good Fight picks up a year after the conclusion of The Good Wife. Diane is poised to retire to a stunning chateau in the French countryside when she discovers that a Ponzi scheme has wiped out her savings.
Not only is the chateau an option foreclosed, but even retirement is out of the question. To complicate things further, Diana cannot return to the firm she built as a name partner and loses all shares in firm profits.
No need to go into more detail here, just tune in and remember how much fun it is to watch smart people talk about interesting cases and cultural and political issues in ways that entertain and, at least occasionally, surprise.