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'The Good Fight': Mandy Patinkin plays wacky judge in Season 5 trailer

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Christine Baranski plays Diane Lockhart on "The Good Fight." File Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI

Christine Baranski plays Diane Lockhart on "The Good Fight." File Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI | License Photo

June 4 (UPI) -- Paramount+ is giving a glimpse of The Good Fight Season 5.

The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Friday that introduces Mandy Patinkin as Hal Wackner, a wacky judge who creates his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.

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The preview shows Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) question her role as partner at the Black law firm she runs with Liz Lawrence (Audra McDonald). The season will explore anti-Black discrimination and lack of diversity in the work place, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and more.

Jane Lynch, Sarah Steele, Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi, Zach Grenier and Charmaine Bingwa co-star.

The Good Fight is created by Robert and Michelle King and Phil Alden Robinson. The series is a sequel and spinoff to The Good Wife, which starred Julianne Margulies and had a seven-season run on CBS from 2009 to 2016.

The Good Fight Season 5 premieres June 24 on Paramount+.

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