'The Good Wife' Sneak Peek: Cary's Freedom Lies in the Hands of His Pretrial Service Officer, Guest Star Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin guest stars in The Good Wife. Photo Credit: CBS

The sixth season of The Good Wife continues with a new episode ("Dear God") on Sunday, October 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET/ 9 p.m. PT on CBS. Note: On the east coast, the episode may start after 9:30 p.m. ET depending on what time the network's NFL late games end.

Cary's (Matt Czuchry) freedom lies in the hands of his pretrial service officer, Joy Grubick (guest star Linda Lavin), as she interviews his colleagues to determine whether or not he should remain behind bars. Meanwhile, Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Dean (guest star Taye Diggs), an equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner, find themselves in unfamiliar territory when a client’s case ends up in Christian Arbitration.

Watch a recap of last week's episode and get a sneak peek of what's coming up in the clips below:

'The Good Wife' Spoilers: First Look at Taye Diggs as Dean Levine-Wilkins

Taye Diggs in The Good Wife.  Photo Credit: CBS

When the sixth season of The Good Wife kicks of September 21 on CBS, Alicia is adamant in her refusal to run for State’s Attorney despite Eli’s attempts to persuade her to launch a campaign. A week later, guest star Taye Diggs arrives as an equity partner in Lockhart/Gardner’s New York office.

In the September 28 episode, titled "Trust Issues," Alicia scrambles to hold onto Florrick/Agos’ biggest client as the firm continues to struggle with an internal legal crisis. Meanwhile, Diane continues to plot her move from Lockhart/Gardner and looks for partners to bring with her to the new firm. Diggs plays Dean Levine-Wilkins.

The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma, Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos, Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick, Alan Cumming as Eli Gold, Zach Grenier as David Lee, and Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar.

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Taye Diggs Joins the Cast of 'The Good Wife'

Taye Diggs will guest star on the critically acclaimed drama The Good Wife during the show’s upcoming sixth season. Diggs will appear in multiple episodes as Dean Levine-Wilkins, a meticulous and talented equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner who decides to throw in his lot with Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) and accompany her to Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary’s (Matt Czuchry) company, Florrick/Agos.

"We couldn't be more excited to have Taye on the show," said Executive Producers/Showrunners Robert and Michelle King. "We’ve been huge fans for years, and love his ability to play comedy and drama with equal ease."

The Good Wife returns for its sixth season Sunday, September 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Makenzie Vega, Alan Cumming, Matthew Goode and Zach Grenier. It is produced by Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions in association with CBS Television Studios. Ridley Scott, Robert King, Michelle King, Brooke Kennedy, David W. Zucker, Ted Humphrey, Keith Eisner, Leonard Dick and Craig Turk are executive producers.