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‘Good Fight’ Spinoff ‘Elsbeth,’ ‘Matlock’ Reboot With Kathy Bates Nab CBS Pilot Orders

CBS is adding two famed attorneys to its roster. Matlock, one of television’s most iconic crime dramas, is getting a new life at CBS. The Paramount Global-backed broadcast network has handed out a pilot order for a new take on the former defense attorney formerly played by Andy Griffith. Kathy Bates will take on the […]

‘Good Fight’ Duo Michelle and Robert King Have Concerns About Where Hollywood Is Heading

The sixth and final season of Paramount+’s The Good Fight makes a strong case that the world might be ending. Riots fill the streets, grenades are hurled into crowded elevators and suicidal birds bloody office windows during its Sept. 8 premiere. If the series’ creators, Michelle and Robert King, are feeling the same low-boil panic […]

‘The Good Fight’ to End With Season 6 on Paramount+

The Good Fight, the first scripted original series for the former CBS All Access, is coming to a close. The previously announced sixth season will be its last. The final season of the series from creators/showrunners Robert and Michelle King will debut Thursday, Sept. 8, on Paramount+. “We’ve loved fighting The Good Fight these last six […]

John Slattery Joins ‘The Good Fight’ (Exclusive)

The Good Fight is enlisting another combatant. John Slattery (Mad Men, Mrs. America) has joined the sixth season of the Paramount+ series. The four-time Emmy nominee will play a character who helps out Christine Baranski’s Diane Lockhart. “We couldn’t be more excited to have the enormously talented, usually-too-busy John Slattery join the cast,” said The […]

Michelle and Robert King on ‘Evil,’ ‘The Good Fight’ and Leaning Into the Absurd

[The following interview contains spoilers for Evil and The Good Fight.] Paramount+ drama Evil finished its second season over the weekend. In addition to layering on a few more bonkers elements to the theological thriller — Christine Lahti’s “cool grandma” character now appears to be in league with cannibalistic Satanists — the series tempted one […]

Selena Gomez Responds to “Tasteless” Kidney Transplant Reference in ‘The Good Fight’

Selena Gomez and her fans are calling out a recent episode of The Good Fight for referencing the former Disney star’s kidney transplant. In the fourth episode of the Paramount+ show’s fifth season, a comedy television executive (Wayne Brady) asks Liz (Audra McDonald) to put together a sensitivity read for one of his comedians. The […]

‘The Good Fight’ Renewed for Sixth Season at Paramount+

Paramount+ will continue The Good Fight for another season. The ViacomCBS streaming service has ordered a sixth season of the legal drama starring Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald. The pickup comes less than halfway through the show’s fifth season, which premiered June 24; Paramount+ releases episodes weekly. “The Good Fight’s provocative, whip-smart and no-holds-barred world […]

Robert and Michelle King Ink Rich New CBS Studios Overall Deal

Two of CBS Studios’ most important producers are staying in-house. The Good Fight creators Robert and Michelle King have inked a rich new five-year overall deal to remain with the ViacomCBS-backed studio. The pact, sources say, is valued in the mid-eight figures. “Robert and Michelle represent an elite class of producers who consistently deliver intelligent, […]

This Week in TV: ‘The Good Fight,’ ‘Making It,’ BET Awards

Paramount+ resumes The Good Fight this week, as the fifth season of the critically acclaimed series makes its debut. Also on tap are the annual BET Awards, the final season of Bosch on Amazon and NBC’s crafting competition Making It as the summer season rolls along. Below is The Hollywood Reporter‘s rundown of premieres, returns and specials […]

‘Mythic Quest,’ ‘Kevin Can F**k Himself’ Set for ATX TV Festival (Exclusive)

The 10th edition of the ATX Television Festival has added a host of programming to its lineup. Panels for Apple’s Mythic Quest and Central Park, AMC’s new Kevin Can F**k Himself, season five of The Good Fight on Paramount+ and Starz’s Blindspotting, among a host of others. The festival will take place virtually for the […]

Spectrum’s ‘The Bite’: TV Review

'The Good Wife' creative duo Robert and Michelle King attempt to blend satire with COVID and zombies in a six-episode Spectrum original featuring Audra McDonald and Taylor Schilling.

Mandy Patinkin Enters ‘The Good Fight’ at Paramount+

The 'Homeland' star will join the show's fifth season as a series regular.