The Good Fight season 6: how to watch and everything we know about the legal drama

Christine Baranski in The Good Fight
Christine Baranski in The Good Fight (Image credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)

Running nearly as long as its predecessor, The Good Fight season 6 is the final season for the legal drama that began as a spinoff of the popular show The Good Wife. Christine Baranski led the way for the streaming original as Good Wife holdover Diane Lockhart, who offered fans one more go-around with new stories set against the current legal landscape.

The Good Fight has not been afraid to touch upon many hot-button, real-world issues in its own story, and the final season wasn't pulling any punches either.

Here is everything we know about The Good Fight season 6.

When is next The Good Fight season 6 episode?

The Good Fight season 6 finale is here, appropriately titled "The End of Everything" after six seasons and 60 episodes. Here is the official synopsis for The Good Fight series finale:

"The office must survive after being trapped by white supremacists."

How to watch The Good Fight season 6

The Good Fight is a Paramount Plus original series, meaning that it is exclusively available to stream on Paramount Plus. A subscription is required to watch Paramount Plus content, but the good news is that there are a few pricing options and a free trial.

Paramount Plus is available in the US, UK and a number of other regions throughout the world.

What is The Good Fight season 6 plot?

Here is the official synopsis for The Good Fight season 6:

"In the upcoming season of The Good Fight, Diane feels like she’s going crazy, struggling with an uneasy sense of déjà vu, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, to voting rights, to Cold War aggressions returning. Meanwhile, the lawyers of Reddick & Associates wonder if the violence that they see all around them points to an impending civil war."

The Good Fight season 6 episodes

Here are the official synopses for The Good Fight season 6 episodes that have been released so far:

The Good Fight season 6 episode 1, "The Beginning of the End"
"After being promoted to top partner at the firm, Liz is forced to accept Ri'Chard Lane as a new name partner brought on to help manage her staff and client load. Meanwhile, Diane experiences déjà vu as she navigates her way in her new bullpen office, downstairs with the associates."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 2, "The End of the Yips"
"As Diane encounters her first 'therapy' session, she begins to see everything in a positive light."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 3, "The End of Football"
"Ri'Chard and Liz team up to work on a case about racial discrimination between a Black coach and an NFL team owner. Ben-Baruch returns and stirs up friction with Carmen."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 4, "The End of Eli Gold"
"Eli Gold's trial is underway, with Marissa Gold as part of his legal team. Liz and Ri'chard attempt to solidify their working relationships leading to a surprise discovery about Ri'chard's history and Liz's father. The firm attends a Democratic fundraiser."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 5, "The End of Ginni"
"Ri'Chard, Diane and Elsbeth Tascioni are hired to negotiate a 'push-nup' for a husband and wife trying to determine fair compensation for childbirth. However, a challenge is presented when the unborn fetus also gains representation in court. Marissa gets a gun after her near death experience with her father and grows wary of strangers around her."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 6, "The End of a Saturday"
"Ri'Chard's nephew loses his bone marrow donor and it's all hands on deck at Reddick & Associates to save his life. In the midst of the search, Liz discovers Ri’Chard has a hidden agenda."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 7, "The End of STR Laurie"
"The firm learns major funds are being held by the government due to Russian sanctions, which ultimately leads to a discovery of the FBI’s interest in the firm. Parents sue a college for tuition refunds, raising the question, 'Who is responsible for the ongoing racial discord in this country?'"

The Good Fight season 6 episode 8, "The End of Playing Games"
"While STR Laurie is investigated by the FBI, Liz and Ri'Chard attempt to take their clients. As they fight to extricate themselves from STR Laurie, Ri’chard and Liz must decide who is head of the firm. Meanwhile, Diane is forced to expose her PT-108 treatment."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 9, "The End of Democracy"
"Diane, Liz and Ri'Chard strategize with Neil Gross to help him buy out the Democratic Party. Jay brings Carmen into the Collective to help extract information from a white supremacist. Diane and Kurt battle relationship issues."

The Good Fight season 6 episode 10, "The End of Everything"
"The office must survive after being trapped by white supremacists."

The Good Fight season 6 trailer

You can get even more insight into what to expect in The Good Fight season 6 from the trailer, including the arrival of Andre Braugher’s character and Diane experimenting with some hallucinogenics. Watch the trailer below: 

Watch another teaser for The Good Fight final season right here:

Who is in The Good Fight season 6 cast?

There were many familiar faces in the trailer above, but of course headlining it all is Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart. After playing Diane throughout The Good Wife, Baranski got the chance to put the character center stage in The Good Fight, cementing it as one of her more popular roles. Though of course, she's played many roles including those in the Mamma Mia franchise, The Gilded Age, Into the Woods and Chicago.

Also back for The Good Fight’s final season are Audra McDonald (The Gilded Age, Private Practice) as Liz Reddick, Sarah Steele (The Good Wife) as Marissa Gold, Nyambi Nyambi (Mike & Molly) as Jay Dipersia, Michael Boatman (The Good Wife) as Julius Cain and Charmaine Bingwa (Black Box) as Carmen Moyo.

New cast members for this season include Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as Ri’Chard Lane, a showman lawyer forced on Liz as a new partner, and John Slattery (Mad Men) as Lyle Bettencourt, a physician who treats Diane.

Alan Cumming and Carrie Preston are listed as guest stars, plus Gary Cole could be seen in the trailer.

The Good Fight season 5 recap

One of the big storylines of The Good Fight season 5 was Hal Wackner (Mandy Patinkin) creating his own court in a back copy room and serving out his own brand of justice. What at first seems like a silly idea latches on and actually helps ferment violence that closely resembled the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The latter already caused tension throughout the season as Diane’s husband, Kurt (Gary Cole), was under FBI investigation because he had connections to people that took part in the insurrection.

For Diane, after she is tasked with leading Reddick Lockhard following the departure of Adrian Boseman (Delroy Lindo), the problems that arise from having a white woman lead a historically black firm lead her to stepping down and becoming an equity partner.

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