The sixth and final season of The Good Fight continues the saga created by Robert and Michelle King, with Christine Baranski reprising her Emmy-nominated role as Diane Lockhart, joined by a star-studded ensemble including John Slattery, Sarah Steele, Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi, and Charmaine Bingwa. Audra McDonald and Andre Braugher join the cast as fresh faces who push the firm into new legal frontiers. The season promises to deepen the courtroom drama and the personal tensions that have defined the series since its inception, while maintaining the sharp wit and political edge fans have come to expect.
Earlier this season, the final trailer dropped, teasing a season six that will see Diane wrestling with an unsettling sense of deja vu as she confronts the realities of a changing world. The moment captures the core tension of the show: the clash between a legal career built on precedent and a society that seems to move faster than the law can keep up with. Diane’s inner turmoil ispersonified by her confession to her assistant, Marissa Gold, signaling a mounting anxiety about the stability of the world around them.
The landscape in the United States is marked by rising violence and political strain, while the office of Reddick & Associates once again finds itself facing a formidable adversary. The arrival of a powerful new partner, played by André Braugher, amplifies the pressure on the firm. Braugher’s character has to decide whether to align with Liz, portrayed by Audra McDonald, as his new partner, setting up high-stakes negotiations and potentially redefining the firm’s power dynamic.
The trailer also nods to familiar faces from earlier seasons, including Eli Gold, brought back to the forefront by Alan Cumming, and Elsbeth Tascioni, played by Carrie Preston, whose appearances remind viewers of the show’s long-running moral and professional conflicts.
Production notes emphasize Diane’s return as she faces some of the most surreal moments the series has encountered. The lawyers at Reddick & Associates weigh whether the surrounding violence could signal an imminent civil conflict, against a backdrop of a looming new Cold War, and ongoing conversations about civil rights and the limits of personal freedom. These themes have anchored the series since its first iteration, and they continue to drive character choices and courtroom strategy in the final cycle.
Executive producers Robert King and Michelle King shepherd the show, with Phil Alden Robinson among the creative team, alongside Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Liz Glotzer, William Finkelstein, Jonathan Tolins, and Jacquelyn Reingold. Christine Baranski leads the cast with a steadying presence as the central anchor of the courtroom and the office. The show is produced by CBS Studios in collaboration with Scott Free Productions and KingSize Productions, blending legal drama with political commentary that has defined the series across its run.
Fight Good is produced for CBS Studios in association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions. It is available to audiences in Spain via Movistar+ and on Amazon Prime Video, where the first three installments are accessible in some regions.
The series originally premiered in February 2017, opening with Diane Lockhart facing a career-defining crisis after a financial scandal undermines her credibility and forces her to reframe her professional path. The narrative follows her decision to join Luca Quinn and the firm where she hopes to rebuild her practice and reputation. The show expanded into a broader ensemble drama across multiple seasons, with new characters and alliances shaping the legal battles of the firm and the personal lives of its partners.
Over the years, the series progressed with a steady cadence, expanding to a thirteen-episode arc in its second season and continuing with new cases and evolving alliances. The third season arrived in early 2019, followed by a fourth in 2020, and then a fifth season that streamed on Paramount+ in mid-2021. The decision to renew a sixth season, announced later that year, confirmed that the series would conclude with a final chapter that mirrors the ambition and emotional scope that audiences have grown to expect from this landmark legal drama.