Good Wife (TV series)

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Good Wife
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Genre
Based on
Written by Halitha Shameem
Directed by Revathi
Starring
Music by K
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producer
  • Vibhaas Singh Gautam
Producers
  • Rajesh Chadha
  • Mrinalini Jain
  • Shyam Rathi
  • Deepak Dhar
  • Rishi Negi
CinematographySiddharth Ramaswamy
EditorKrishnan kumar Chezhian
Running time38-42 minutes
Production company Banijay Asia
Original release
Network JioHotstar
Release4 July 2025 (2025-07-04) 
present

Good Wife is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language legal drama television series starring Priyamani, Aari Arujunan, Sampath Raj, Mekha Rajan and Amrutha Srinivasan. [1] The series is written by Halitha Shameem and directed by Revathi for JioHotstar. It is a remake of the American television series The Good Wife which aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. [2]

Contents

The series is a homemaker and former lawyer who, after few years, starts working at a law firm to support her family when her husband gets stuck in a political scandal. It premiered on JioHotstar on 4 July 2025. [3]

Premise

The plot revolves around Tarunika, a law school graduate, who is a loving wife and mother who, after quitting her job following marriage. When her husband, Gunaseelan, is arrested for a sex and corruption scandal, she starts working as a junior lawyer at a law firm to support her family and faces courtroom battles and finding her identity in a male-dominated world. [4]

Tarunika now has to balance both her home and in the legal world while also having to deal with the humiliation she faces from her husband's scandal. [5]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodic

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Her Honour" Revathi Halitha Shameem 4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)
2"The Betrayal" Revathi Halitha Shameem 4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)
3"The Taste of Victory" Revathi Halitha Shameem 4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)
4"Henceforth known as Property" Revathi Halitha Shameem 4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)
5"Old Flame" Revathi Halitha Shameem 4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)
6"What lies Beneath" Revathi Halitha Shameem 4 July 2025 (2025-07-04)

Production

Development

It is an adaptation of Robert King and Michelle King's The Good Wife . [6] It is the second Indian remake after the Hindi language The Trial , which released on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 July 2023 and features Kajol in the lead role. [7]

The series was announced by Jio Hotstar on June 3, a day ahead of actress Priyamani’s birthday. The series was written by Halitha Shameem whose prior work includes Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa and Minmini . The show has been directed by actress and filmmaker Revathi, who makes her Tamil directorial debut in a limited series with it. [8] Produced by Rajesh Chadha, Mrinalini Jain, Shyam Rathi, Deepak Dhar and Rishi Negi under Banijay Asia. The series was music composed by K, while editing by Krishnan kumar Chezhian. Siddharth Ramaswamy served as co-director and cinematographer on the show. [9]

Casting

The series stars Priyamani as lead role in his fourth collaboration acted in limited series after The Family Man , His Story and Sarvam Shakthi Mayam. [10] [11] Actor Sampath Raj was cast as Tarunika's husband Gunaseelan, Aari Arujunan was cast as Hari Ashok. [12]

Release

The first poster was released on 3 June 2025 featuring, The poster shows actress Priyamani holding a bunch of court documents and both side her kids, while Sampath Raj is in the background, behind bars, with the rest of the image filled up with newspaper clippings. [13]

The series Teaser was released on 12 June 2025 with the trailer on 26 June announcing the release date of 4 July. [14] The show premiered in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi languages on JioHotstar. [15]

References

  1. "Priya Mani and Sampath Raj starrer 'Good Wife' set for its OTT premiere soon". The Times of India . Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. Kriti Gupta. "'The Good Wife' Tamil Adaptation Review, Priyamani's Performance Shines Out In A Weak Legal Drama". www.bollywoodshaadis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  3. "Priyamani's fiery comeback in 'The Good Wife'; Tamil courtroom thriller hits on July 4". The Times of India . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  4. indiatribune. "Priyamani faces turmoil after husband gets entangled in sex scandal in the teaser of 'The Good Wife'". www.indiatribune.com. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  5. Saakshi Gupta. "Priyamani's 'The Good Wife' Ending Explained, Know If 'Tarunika' And 'Gunna' End Up Together?". www.bollywoodshaadis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  6. "JioHotstar teases Tamil adaptation of The Good Wife, starring Priyamani and directed by Revathi". www.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  7. "Priyamani's next web series titled Good Wife; Revathy to direct". www.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  8. "Priya Mani's web series directed by Revathy titled 'Good Wife'". thesouthfirst.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  9. "Good Wife: When And Where To Watch The Priyamani-starrer Legal Drama". www.news18.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  10. Prajeta Roy. "'Good Wife' OTT Release And Review, When And Where To Watch Priyamani Starrer Web Series". www.bollywoodshaadis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  11. "Priyamani: We shouldn't shame women for choosing eye candy roles". www.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  12. "Priya Mani headlines new Tamil web series, Good Wife". www.ottplay.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  13. "Good Wife Teaser: Priyamani's world is turned upside down when her husband is accused of a sex scandal". www.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  14. "Good Wife Teaser Out: Priyamani's Courtroom Drama Is All About Power, Law And Justice". www.news18.com. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  15. "Revathy's directorial web series 'The Good Wife' to stream from 4 July". thesouthfirst.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.