The Good Wife is an American television legal and political drama series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009 to May 8, 2016. Created by Robert and Michelle King, the show follows Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), wife to disgraced and imprisoned politician Peter Florrick (Chris Noth), who begins working at the law firm Stern Lockhart Gardner after 13 years of not practicing law. Rounding out the main cast are Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega, Alan Cumming, Zach Grenier, Matthew Goode, Josh Charles and Christine Baranski.