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The Good Wife

2019·Show
10Episodes in1Season
75
GreatGoodWatch score

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The Good Wife fingerprint

A , family series: , .

Good for friends night · teens · binge-friendly

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Kyoko Hasumi (Takako Tokiwa) is a former lawyer who quit her job to become a housewife and a mother. Her husband is an elite prosecutor. He works as the leader of a special investigation department at the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office, but he is charged with corruption and gets arrested. A scandal with another woman is also revealed. Kyoko Hasumi's life as a "good wife" begins to change. To protect her children, she decides to work again as a lawyer. She is hired temporarily at a law office and begins to work as a lawyer for the first time in 16 years.
Japanese Legal DramaFamily ResilienceCorruption & JusticeSecond ChancesCharacter-DrivenIntriguing PlotSocietal CritiqueEmotional JourneyContemporary Tokyo

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Where can I stream The Good Wife?

It streams in 2 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Good Wife worth watching?

75
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75.

Will I feel good after watching The Good Wife?

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Yes, it's an uplifting series: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for hopefulness and 4 for wholesome.

Is The Good Wife in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.

What tropes does The Good Wife use?

"Rashomon"-StyleUnresolved Sexual TensionFunny Background EventStylistic SuckWham EpisodeRule #1Crusading LawyerRule of SymbolismObfuscating DisabilityPainful ConfessionIn the BackRule 34and 232 more

TV Tropes lists 244 tropes for it, including "Rashomon"-Style, Unresolved Sexual Tension, and Funny Background Event.