The Mystery Behind Aaron Korsh's New Suits Show
The details around the first Suits TV series since 2019's Pearson are mysterious, but anticipation is running high.
The Anticipation
Aaron Korsh and NBCUniversal are working on a new Suits show, and while very little has been revealed so far the anticipation around returning to the world of Harvey, Donna, and Mike is palpable (even if they themselves may not be in it).
Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter looking at someone in Suits
The 2011-2019 drama Suits focused on ultra-slick litigator Harvey Specter and his college dropout mentor with a photographic memory Mike Ross. Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams led the cast of the show. While it was successful in its day, Suits began making waves again when it arrived on Netflix in 2023.
Suits Pilot rachel zane and mike ross
Somehow the Aaron Korsh show defied all expectations (even his) and became the most-watched show in the platform's history, overtaking 2022’s Wednesday and Netflix powerhouse Stranger Things. This momentum naturally led to intrigue and questions about the future of Suits and whether it will return.
suits 25th hour mike ross sitting on trial
The Most Recent News
While many things are still being kept under wraps, the most recent update sees the Suits spinoff name its first character as well as nail down a few details about the show's plot.
Rachel Zane (Megan Markle) and Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty) sitting across from each other on a couch in Suits
It has been confirmed that the new spinoff will be separate from the original series and will follow entertainment lawyer Erica who works at a high-powered firm in Los Angeles. The character is described in reports as '30s, Black, SoCal native, and Harvard law alum. She’s jockeying to be made Head of Entertainment. She’s great at closing clients but struggles elsewhere. Smarter than everyone.'
Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) and Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) sitting on the hood of a car in Suits.
The role of Erica has not been cast yet, nor has any other character or cast member been announced thus far.
Harvey with his arm around Donna in Suits
The New Suits Spinoff
Aaron Korsh’s new Suits spinoff was confirmed in October 2023 (via Deadline). As per the report the project was in very early stages of development when it was revealed, with Korsh and NBCUniversal still in the process of negotiating deals.
Harvey and Donna looking at each other in Suits
More details have been revealed since, including the new setting of Los Angeles.
Suits' Harvey and Donna with the can opener
The new Suits show has been billed as a new story in the world of Suits. Aaron Korsh has been clear that it’s not a reboot, nor is it the long-awaited Suits revival. Since it’s not a revival it means it’s unlikely that the core cast will be made up of returning Suits alumni. With the show being set in Los Angeles and following entertainment lawyers, there is likely to be little crossover with the existing Suits characters.
