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Courtroom drama Politics Legal drama Marital infidelity Upper class america Political corruption Political drama Female empowerment Your best matches Ranked against what The Good Wife is actually about, not its genre labels.
66% Reverina match Top pick 2017 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also set in the same courtroom drama Also legal drama at heart Watched for the same thing: character driven storytelling More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Bull 2016
Also set in the same courtroom drama Built around the same morality and power dynamics Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Also about female empowerment
What's different Not built around identity Does not promise moral ambiguity or professional women Moves faster Darkness Fairly light
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Commitment 6 seasons · ~50h
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Where it streams Paramount Plus Premium Paramount Plus Essential Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against The Good Wife.
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1999 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also political drama at heart Watched for the same thing: character driven storytelling Built around the same power dynamics Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not about female empowerment or marital infidelity Not built around identity or morality Moves faster Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams Netflix HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Good Wife.
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2007 · Series · Drama
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same morality and identity Centres on the same antihero figure Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not built around power dynamics or redemption Not about female empowerment or marital infidelity Darkness Fairly light
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The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Good Wife.
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Also set in the same courtroom drama Watched for the same thing: character driven storytelling Better Call Saul 2015
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same morality and identity Good Girls 2018
Also about female empowerment Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Deadwood 2004
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure The Crown 2016
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same power dynamics The Good Place 2016
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same morality and redemption Why Women Kill 2019
Also about marital infidelity and female empowerment Centres on the same antihero figure Scandal 2012
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same power dynamics Lucifer 2016
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Built around the same morality and power dynamics Suits 2011
Also legal drama at heart Built around the same power dynamics