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Julianna Margulies | ... |
Alicia Florrick
(156 episodes, 2009-2016)
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Matt Czuchry | ... |
Cary Agos
(156 episodes, 2009-2016)
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Christine Baranski | ... |
Diane Lockhart
(156 episodes, 2009-2016)
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Archie Panjabi | ... |
Kalinda Sharma
(134 episodes, 2009-2015)
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Alan Cumming | ... |
Eli Gold
(121 episodes, 2010-2016)
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Josh Charles | ... |
Will Gardner
(108 episodes, 2009-2016)
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Makenzie Vega | ... |
Grace Florrick
(102 episodes, 2009-2016)
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Chris Noth | ... |
Peter Florrick
(100 episodes, 2009-2016)
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Graham Phillips | ... |
Zach Florrick
(78 episodes, 2009-2016)
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Zach Grenier | ... |
David Lee
(63 episodes, 2010-2016)
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Alicia Florrick is the wife of a former state's attorney for Cook County. He has been imprisoned after a sex and corruption scandal. Alicia must deal with the public humiliation. She must also fend for her two children. After years of being a housewife and mother, she returns to work as a litigator at the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner. She must now prove herself in the courtroom. Written by Anonymous
This is the best new show of the season. The "story within a story" method is used to great effect, as we follow Alicia's marital woes, the inter-office politics, the husband's efforts to get out of prison, and the family ups and downs at home. Interwoven with these ongoing plot lines, there's a new legal case to tackle each week. I find this show a rich combination of humour, pathos, romance, mystery...
Kudos to the young actors who play Alicia's children (Makenzie Vega and Graham Phillips). They are likable teenagers, neither bratty nor too-good-to-be-true. In fact, I think this show is very well cast overall.