The Good Fight — Season 5
Season five finds Diane grappling with a complex dilemma: stepping into a leadership role at Liz’s African American law firm after a pair of high-profile departures. As she navigates this new responsibility, she's compelled to examine her place and purpose within the firm. Simultaneously, the entire team gets drawn into an unexpectedly quirky legal battle when a local Chicago man, Hal Wackner, decides to take justice into his own hands – literally establishing his own makeshift courtroom inside a copy shop.
The year 2020 resurfaced in memory, a vivid echo of how the team at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart navigated the seismic shifts of that time.
The courtroom of Circuit 9 3/4, presided over by the eccentric Judge Hal Wackner, becomes the stage for a heated disagreement between Diane and Marissa. Elsewhere, Carmen Moyo quietly demonstrates her competence as a rising associate, often…
Diane recoiled in disbelief as Kurt revealed he’d recognized the face of someone from a U.S. Capitol insurrection “Most Wanted” poster. Intrigued by Wackner, Marissa discreetly visited his copy shop—a makeshift "courtroom"—and was delighted…
Del Cooper, an executive at a comedy streaming network, requests that Liz perform a sensitivity read on one of his comedians, an assignment that unexpectedly ignites a firm-wide debate about the fraught intersection of humor and contemporar…
Representing Oscar Rivi in a wrongful death suit against Harbor Hospital are Liz and Carmen. Jay’s work on the case stirs up old trauma, compelling him to confront his own difficult experience with Covid. Meanwhile, Madeline Starkey remains…
The emergence of anonymous, hateful messages targeting Julius and Diane on the firm's new internal communication platform reignites scrutiny over Diane’s position as name partner. Simultaneously, at home, Diane confronts the fragility of he…
At Circuit 9 3/4 court, Marissa finds herself tasked with handling two disparate cases that fall under the contemporary scrutiny of "cancel culture." Both assignments leave her deeply uncertain about the motivations of Wackner, David Cord, …
Julius struggles for self-preservation within the bizarre confines of Wackner’s courtroom, a desperate bid to recover his vehicle—and, by extension, his sense of self—all stemming from a disputed parking infraction. Simultaneously, as unfav…
Liz and Diane find themselves navigating resistance from David Lee and his Dubai associates as they seek acceptance for the firm’s newest name partner, Allegra Jurado. Meanwhile, Oscar Rivi strives to legitimize his cannabis enterprise, onl…
The season five finale finds the team at Reddick/Lockhart stretched thin, navigating a multitude of cases with limited time. Marissa fiercely defends Matteo in Vinetta's courtroom, while Diane seeks an interview with him, hoping to secure h…
