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Season 5

(2021)

Overview

In the fifth season, Diane is forced to question whether it’s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz when the firm loses two top lawyers. Meanwhile, Marissa and the firm become entangled with Hal Wackner, a regular Chicagoan who decides to open his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.

Cast

Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Christine Baranski

as Diane Lockhart

Audra McDonald as Liz Reddick
Audra McDonald

as Liz Reddick

Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold
Sarah Steele

as Marissa Gold

Nyambi Nyambi as Jay Dipersia
Nyambi Nyambi

as Jay Dipersia

Zach Grenier as David Lee
Zach Grenier

as David Lee

Mandy Patinkin as Hal Wackner
Mandy Patinkin

as Hal Wackner

Episodes

Previously on... poster

Previously on... 8.5

June 24, 2021

A flashback to 2020 reveals how the team at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart experienced the year's major events.

Once there was a court... poster

Once there was a court... 8.5

July 1, 2021

Diane and Marissa find themselves arguing at the Circuit 9 3/4 Court, led by the quirky "Judge" Hal Wackner. Meanwhile,…

And the court had a clerk... poster

And the court had a clerk... 8.5

July 8, 2021

Diane is aghast when Kurt reveals he recognized the face of a man featured in a U.S. Capitol insurrection "Most Wanted"…

And the clerk had a firm… poster

And the clerk had a firm… 8.5

July 15, 2021

When a comedy streaming network executive, Del Cooper, asks Liz to conduct a sensitivity read on one of his comedians, …

And the firm had two partners... poster

And the firm had two partners... 8.5

July 22, 2021

Liz and Carmen represent Oscar Rivi, who is suing Harbor Hospital over the wrongful death of his daughter. Jay's invest…

And the two partners had a fight... poster

And the two partners had a fight... 8.5

July 29, 2021

When Reddick/Lockhart associates start posting anonymous hate messages about Julius and Diane on a new interoffice app,…

And the fight had a détente... poster

And the fight had a détente... 8.5

August 5, 2021

At Circuit 9 3/4 court, Marissa is assigned to "prosecute" two contrasting "cancel culture" cases, which both leave her…

And the détente had an end... poster

And the détente had an end... 4.3

August 12, 2021

Julius fights to defend himself in Wackner's court in a surreal and harrowing effort to reclaim his car...and his digni…

And the end was violent... poster

And the end was violent... 6.0

August 19, 2021

Liz and Diane struggle to get David Lee and the Dubai overlords to accept the new name partner, Allegra Jurado. Oscar R…

And the violence spread... poster

And the violence spread... 6.5

August 26, 2021

In the season five finale, it's too many courts and too little time for the folks at Reddick/Lockhart. Marissa is mount…