'The Good Wife' Spin-off News: New Series Centers Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo; Who Will Come Back?
The Spin-off Series Will Center on Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo
The sudden cancelation of the hit series "The Good Wife" caused a lot of commotion within the fan base.
Surprise Ending
Fans recently saw the end of the seven-season series "The Good Wife." The finale season was not anticipated, as it was only announced during its airing. The sudden cancelation surprised many fans, especially upon seeing the final episode of the show. Alicia Florrick (Julianna Marguiles) spoke about her sentiments regarding the end of the series. As she had predicted, the fanbase was split on whether the show was given a good ending.
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The Story Will Continue
However, fans can expect to see more of the characters on the small screens. It was confirmed that the network will bring a spin-off series that will center on the storyline of Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo.
Alicia's co-workers will continue the story as they deal with the aftermath of her decisions. The finale showed Alicia betraying Diane, the character played by Baranski. With that, the spin-off is expected to see how their relationship will continue beyond the finale.
It will be written by the co-creators of "The Good Wife" Robert and Michelle King. They will be joined by showrunner Phil Alden, who is best known for his work on "Field of Dreams." Meanwhile, there has yet to be any official news regarding the plot of the series.
King revealed some updates on the spin-off series. She said, "It's difficult only because you don't want to taint something that felt complete to us. One of those things we're seeing if it works is seeing if Julianna can guest on the show. It's not going to be going in the past, it will be continuing in the future…It is its own story and you want it to be its own story, so that is difficult and that's one of the things we're trying to break."
Who Will Come Back?
King also explained that they are currently trying to figure out how to bring new characters into the story, as well as bring in a mix of familiar faces.
She said, "We might [see Alicia]. It's all being conceived right now."
However, she did not share much about who else will be making an appearance. She explained, "That's the thing, could you really pass that up? Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo and hopefully we'll get some faces you'll recognize, but we really also want it to be about new faces too."
