Sarah Steele Joins "The Good Wife" Spin-off

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"The Good Wife" Spin-off's Plot Revealed as Sarah Steele Joins Cast
by Nellie Andreeva
September 17, 2016


We can reveal exclusively details about the premise of CBS All Access’ much anticipated "The Good Wife" spin-off series, which has added a fan favorite.

Sarah Steele, who recurred on the mothership series, will co-star opposite Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo in the spinoff, co-created and executive produced by creators Robert and Michelle King.



Steele will reprise her role as Eli Gold’s (Alan Cumming) smart and outspoken daughter Marissa Gold. In the spinoff, she is a brilliant but scattered millennial who begins as Diane Lockhart’s secretary, but finds she has a knack for investigating.

The character will continue the original series’ tradition of strong and sassy female investigators, following in the footsteps of Kalinda and Robyn.



“We’re absolutely thrilled that Sarah will be joining the show,” Robert and Michelle King told Deadline. “She’s a magnificent comedian with the dramatic skill to keep every scene real.”

Steele was the first original cast member besides Baranski and Jumbo to be offered a series regular spot on the spin-off series after the project was announced in May.







The spinoff will pick up one year after the events of the final episode of "The Good Wife", with Baranski and Quinn reprising their roles as Diane Lockhart and Lucca Quinn, respectively.

The spin-off series will center around an enormous financial scam that has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor Diane Lockhart’s savings. Forced out of Lockhart & Lee, they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago’s preeminent law firms.

The 10-episode spin-off will premiere in February on CBS — its original network — before its episodes are released on CBS’ SVOD and live streaming platform All Access.

http://deadline.com/2016/09/the-good...ss-1201821655/