Then, mid-way through filming the pilot, the election results landed. Suddenly, a show about a female lawyer in a world where the ultimate glass ceiling had been smashed and Hillary Clinton was president was totally redundant. The show's creators and showrunners Robert and Michelle King hastily reworked the opening scene to show an open-mouthed Diane Lockhart sitting in a dark room, watching Trump's inauguration on TV in disbelief and horror.
