CBS is returning to the courtroom — this time in the heart of Silicon Valley. The network has officially given a series order to Cupertino, a new legal drama from The Good Wife and Evil creators Robert and Michelle King, with Mike Colter set to lead.
Set for the 2026–27 season, Cupertino marks another collaboration between the Kings and Colter, who most recently headlined the duo’s acclaimed supernatural series Evil for CBS and Paramount+. The series reunites the team nearly a decade after the conclusion of The Good Wife, the Emmy-winning legal drama that cemented the Kings as one of TV’s most respected creative teams.
Described as a “David vs. Goliath” story, Cupertino follows a lawyer (Colter) who’s cheated out of his stock options by his former employer — a powerful tech startup. Refusing to walk away quietly, he teams up with another recently fired attorney to take on the industry’s elite and represent everyday people exploited by Silicon Valley’s giants.
The series takes its name from the California city that houses Apple’s headquarters, setting the stage for a tense, high-stakes exploration of justice, greed, and power in the tech world.
Originally set up for development at CBS in 2024, Cupertino quickly gained traction after the Kings’ pilot script impressed network executives. CBS ordered a full writers’ room to generate 12 additional scripts — a rare vote of confidence that fast-tracked the project toward a series pickup.
Once Colter officially signed on over the summer, production momentum built quickly. The writers’ room opened in September, following Robert King’s directorial duties on Elsbeth (the Good Wife spinoff currently airing on CBS).
Cupertino is produced by CBS Studios under the Kings’ longtime banner, King Size Productions. Robert and Michelle King will write, executive produce, and serve as co-showrunners. Robert King is also directing the premiere episode, with longtime collaborator Liz Glotzer executive producing.
The show joins Einstein, a Matthew Gray Gubler–led procedural, as one of CBS’s two new scripted series for the 2026–27 slate.