Robert and Michelle King

Robert and Michelle King
Robert and Michelle King at the 2015 PaleyFest presentation for The Good Wife
OccupationsWriter, producer
Children1

Robert King (born 1959) and Michelle King (née Stern; born 1962) are an American television writing and producing duo. The two are best known as the creators and showrunners of the legal drama series The Good Wife (2009–16), its spin-offs The Good Fight (2017–22) and Elsbeth (2024–present), and the supernatural drama Evil (2019–24). The two are also the founders of their own production company, King Size Productions. Prior to his television work with his wife, King had worked extensively as a film screenwriter for a wide variety of genres.

Personal life

Robert attended Archbishop Mitty High School and Westmont College. Robert is of Irish and Italian descent.

Robert King and Michelle Stern met in 1983 when as a senior at UCLA she worked part-time at FrontRunners athletic shoe store. The couple married in 1987. They have one daughter, Sophia. A Catholic, he often attends Mass with The Good Fight lead actress Christine Baranski.

Career

Robert began his career writing the science fiction horror film The Nest (1988), and co-wrote Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge, Under the Boardwalk and Bloodfist (all 1989). Robert continued to write feature films throughout the 1990s, including Clean Slate, Speechless, Cutthroat Island and Red Corner. He directed the comedy film Principal Takes a Holiday in 1998. He co-wrote and directed Angels in the Infield (2000). He co-wrote and produced Vertical Limit.

Robert and Michelle King co-created and co-produced the short-lived drama series In Justice in 2006. They co-created a second, far more successful, legal drama series, The Good Wife, which ran for seven seasons from 2009 to 2016 on CBS. Aside from the pilot episode, they co-wrote the episodes "Stripped", "Unorthodox", "Hi", and twelve other episodes.

Robert and Michelle King also created and produced the comedy thriller drama series BrainDead, which aired on CBS on June 13, 2016, through October 17, 2016 before it was cancelled. The couple then returned to their The Good Wife spin-off The Good Fight as showrunners. More recently, the King Size Productions company signed an overall deal with CBS Studios.

Their first horror series Evil began airing on CBS on September 26, 2019. After one season, the series moved to Paramount +, and ended on its fourth season.

Their second horror series The Bite premiered on May 21, 2021, on Spectrum Originals.

The Kings co-created another Good Wife spin-off, Elsbeth, which premiered on CBS on February 29, 2024.

Their latest work is Cupertino, which premiered on CBS on October 8, 2026.

Filmography

Film writer

TV movies

Year Title Director Writer
1998 Principal Takes a Holiday Yes Yes
2000 Angels in the Infield Yes Yes

TV series

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer		 Creator
2006 In Justice No Yes Yes Yes
2009–2016 The Good Wife Yes Yes Yes Yes
2016 BrainDead Yes Yes Yes Yes
2017–2022 The Good Fight Yes Yes Yes Yes
2019–2024 Evil Yes Yes Yes Yes
2020–2023 Your Honor No No Yes No
2021 The Bite No Yes Yes Yes
2024–present Elsbeth Yes Yes Yes Yes
2025 Happy Face No No Yes No
2026–present Cupertino Yes Yes Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

Robert, Michelle and the writing staff have been nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series for The Good Wife.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Robert only

References

  1. ↑ "Can the Kings Be TV's Next Super Producers?". September 10, 2019. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Creators of New CBS Drama 'Evil' Reveal Show Will Depict Positive Portrayal of Prayer on Screen (Interview)". September 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Couple Behind TV's Boldest Shows". The New Yorker. June 11, 2022. Archived from the original on August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Lynch, Jason (2014-03-09). "The Great Marriage Behind 'The Good Wife'". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Writing Through the Moment". Vulture. October 20, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Profile Archived 2019-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, imdb.com; accessed May 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Charles McDougall (director), Michelle and Robert King (writers) (September 22, 2009). "Pilot". The Good Wife. Season 1. Episode 1. CBS.
  8. ↑ Charles McDougall (director), Michelle and Robert King (writers) (September 29, 2009). "Stripped". The Good Wife. Season 1. Episode 2. CBS.
  9. ↑ John Polson (director), Michelle and Robert King (writers) (2009-11-10). "Unorthodox". The Good Wife. Season 1. Episode 7. CBS.
  10. ↑ John Gallagher (director), Michelle and Robert King, and Barry Schkolnick (writers) (February 9, 2010). "Hi". The Good Wife. Season 1. Episode 14. CBS.
  11. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (2016-10-18). "BrainDead, American Gothic Not Returning for Season 2". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  12. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (2021-07-08). "Robert and Michelle King Ink Rich New CBS Studios Overall Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  13. ↑ Sippell, Margeaux (September 26, 2019). "'Evil' Creators Robert and Michelle King on 30 Years of Debating the Nature of Evil". TheWrap. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  14. ↑ Haring, Bruce (May 23, 2021). "'Evil' Releases Season 2 Official Teaser Trailer, Sets Paramount+ Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 14, 2026. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
  15. ↑ Rice, Lynette (April 8, 2024). "'Evil' Drops Official Trailer, Reveals Premiere Date For Fourth And Final Season". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 14, 2026. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
  16. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-10-21). "Robert & Michelle King Coronavirus Drama Series 'The Second Wave' Ordered By Spectrum; Audra McDonald, Taylor Schilling & Steven Pasquale Star". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2026-09-14. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
  17. ↑ White, Peter (2020-11-16). "'The Second Wave': Broadway Stars Will Swenson, Phillipa Soo & Leslie Uggams Join Robert & Michelle King's Coronavirus Drama Series For Spectrum". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2026-09-14. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
  18. ↑ Gelman, Vlada (March 11, 2024). "TVLine Items: Leighton Meester's CW Comeback, Elsbeth's XL Return and More". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
  19. ↑ "'Cupertino' TV Show: Cast, Premiere Date, and More Details About the New Legal Drama". TV Insider. September 9, 2026. Archived from the original on September 10, 2026. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
  20. ↑ Gregg Mitchell, Sherry Goldman (2010). "2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original (Press Release) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2010.