Still putting up a good fight: show ruffles feathers but continues to examine politically provocative issues

The Good Fight may have ruffled feathers with its anti-Trump leanings, but the drama continues to examine politically provocative issues

Actress Christine Baranski (left) and creator Michelle King (right) of The Good Fight appearing on the CBS All Access segment of the Television Critics Association 2020 Winter Tour in Pasadena, California, in January. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Alison de Souza In Los Angeles
Updated
Apr 08, 2020, 05:32 AM
Published
Apr 08, 2020, 05:00 AM
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A darling of critics since debuting in 2017, the legal drama The Good Fight has received lavish praise for holding up a mirror to American politics, its ripped-from-the-news storylines often taking aim at how the country has changed under United States President Donald Trump.

But in doing so, it is pushing buttons and rubbing some viewers the wrong way, reveals the cast.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 08, 2020, with the headline Still putting up a good fight: show ruffles feathers but continues to examine politically provocative issues. Subscribe

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