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‘Suits’ Revival Gets a Promising Update From a Taylor Sheridan Star
It is not quite like a legal drama to get the blood boiling with tension as everything hangs in the balance within the confines of a courtroom. Hollywood has expertly glamorized proceedings, often making them less tedious than they might typically be. Shows like The Lincoln Lawyer and Matlock are high-quality shows that aptly deliver on this, showcasing unorthodox means of tackling court cases even while introducing protagonists and clients who are battling personal demons. Law is an incredibly difficult profession to get into, and these shows bring us closer than we might ever get. One title in particular sets the standard. Suits kicked off in June 2011 on the USA Network and introduced us to Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), a chipper lad with a photographic memory who stumbles into an interview with hotshot lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht).
While most legal shows favor a law degree, Suits goes in the opposite direction, centralizing its story on a character who never even went to law school but somehow more than held his own in the Big Apple amongst New York’s titans. Surrounded by a team of incredible co-stars, the show rapidly endeared itself to audiences across the globe. Despite ending in 2019, Suits remains essential viewing for those who love the legal genre and a resurgence during the pandemic highlighted that. The show broke the record for most-streamed program in the U.S. in 2023 with the surprise resurgence on Netflix leading NBC to greenlight a spin-off entitled Suits LA, where several of the OG stars made guest appearances. Unfortunately, Suits LA, led by Stephen Amell as Ted Black and created by Aaron Korsh, the same mind behind the original series, didn’t have the same appeal as its predecessor, which meant it was canceled after only a single season.
Interestingly though, for those who still have a Pearson Specter itch to scratch. Adams has a game plan for a continuation of the original show that could appeal to fans. Per People, in a now deleted Instagram Stories post, the actor shared his own pitch for a series comeback in early July 2026. In the original series, Mike, amid his other responsibilities within the law firm, shared a romance with Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle). “Mike and Rachel are working on a class action suit against a giant Al company when suddenly the years of past indiscretions and illegal maneuvering at Pearson Hardman are threatened to be revealed,” he wrote. His revival idea is quite exciting, especially given that it would also bring back co-stars Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, and Rick Hoffman, with their respective characters seeing their careers in danger of getting torpedoed by these revelations. “Once again, Mike’s wanting to do good has dragged this team back together with one chance to truly wipe the slate clean and buy them all a future that they can be proud of,” Adams added.
‘Suits LA’ Had Great Potential
Anyone who has seen Suits would understand the desire in several quarters to see a spin-off or revival of some kind. Suits LA, with its unique storytelling approach, initially had great prospects. Its main cast, led by Amell and joined by Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane, Lex Scott Davis as Erica Rollins, and Bryan Greenberg as Rick Dodsen, alongside a strong supporting cast, also pointed toward great things. Unfortunately, despite its talent pool and the show bringing on a plethora of real-life celebrities as guest stars, the show never really caught on for the viewing public. The show seemed to take itself a bit too seriously, while lacking the dynamic between Harvey Specter and Mike Ross that made Suits tick. Given that Adams’ idea welcomes back many of the original stars, such a revival might be what the show’s legacy needs going forward.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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2011 – 2019
- Showrunner
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Aaron Korsh
- Directors
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Anton Cropper, Michael Smith, Christopher Misiano, Kevin Bray, Roger Kumble, Silver Tree, Cherie Nowlan, John Scott, Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Emile B. Levisetti, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Valerie Weiss, James Whitmore Jr., Jennifer Getzinger, Kate Dennis, Terry McDonough, Maurice Marable, Adam Davidson, David Platt, Dennie Gordon, Gregor Jordan, Julian Holmes, Kate Woods
- Writers
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Aaron Korsh, Genevieve Sparling, Daniel Arkin, Ethan Drogin, Sharyn Rothstein, Jon Cowan, Erica Lipez, Justin Peacock, Nora Zuckerman, Lilla Zuckerman, Chris Downey, Garrett Schabb, Kristin Rusk Robinson, Sean Jablonski, Ian Deitchman, Paul Redford, Michael L. Kramer
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Gabriel Macht
Harvey Specter
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