Suits 

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Suits

Genre Legal drama

Created by Aaron Korsh

 Gabriel Macht
Starring
 Patrick J. Adams

 Rick Hoffman

 Meghan Markle

 Sarah Rafferty

 Gina Torres

 Amanda Schull

 Dulé Hill

 Katherine Heigl

Opening theme "Greenback Boogie" by Ima Robot

Composer Christopher Tyng

Country of origin United States

Original language English

No. of seasons 9

No. of episodes 134 (list of episodes)

Production
Executive producers  Doug Liman

 Dave Bartis

Producers  Gene Klein

 Gabriel Macht

 Patrick J. Adams

 JM Danguilan

Production locations  New York City, New York

 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cinematography Dan Stoloff

Camera setup Single-camera

Running time 42 minutes

Production  Untitled Korsh Company

companies  Hypnotic Films & Television

 Universal Cable Productions (seasons

1–8)

 Universal Content

Productions (season 9)

 Open 4 Business Productions

Release

Original network USA Network

Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)

Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1

Original release June 23, 2011 –

September 25, 2019

Chronology

Related shows Pearson

 External links

Website

Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh.

The series premiered on USA Network on June 23, 2011 and is produced by Universal
Cable Productions. The series concluded on September 25, 2019 and is now available
on Prime Video, Peacock and Netflix.
Suits is set at a fictional New York City law firm and follows talented college dropout
Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), who starts working as a law associate for Harvey
Specter (Gabriel Macht) despite never having attended law school. [1] The show focuses
on Harvey and Mike closing cases, while maintaining Mike's secret. [2] The show also
features the characters Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle),
Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty), and Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres).
On January 30, 2018, the series was renewed for an eighth season without Adams and
Markle,[3] and Katherine Heigl joined the cast as Samantha Wheeler. Recurring
characters Alex Williams (Dulé Hill) and Katrina Bennett (Amanda Schull) were
promoted to series regulars.[4] The show was renewed for a 10-episode ninth and final
season on January 23, 2019, which premiered on July 17, 2019. [5][6]
Throughout its run, Suits has been nominated for several awards, with Torres and
Adams receiving individual praise. Besides two nominations recognizing her role as a
supporting actress, Torres was awarded Outstanding Performance in a Television
Series at the 2013 NHMC Impact Awards. Adams was nominated for Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild
Awards, and the show itself has been nominated for two People's Choice Awards. The
show's success spawned a short-lived spin-off, Pearson, centered on Jessica Pearson's
entry into Chicago politics, which premiered alongside the final season of Suits on July
17, 2019.[7][8][9]

Contents

 1Series overview

o 1.1Season 1 (2011)

o 1.2Season 2 (2012–13)

o 1.3Season 3 (2013–14)

o 1.4Season 4 (2014–15)
 o 1.5Season 5 (2015–16)

o 1.6Season 6 (2016–17)

o 1.7Season 7 (2017–18)

o 1.8Season 8 (2018–19)

o 1.9Season 9 (2019)

 2Cast and characters

 3Production

o 3.1Development

o 3.2Casting and marketing

 4Broadcast and home media

 5Reception

o 5.1Critical reception

o 5.2Ratings

o 5.3Awards and nominations

 6Spin-off

 7Remakes

 8References

 9External links

Series overview[edit]
Main article: List of Suits episodes

Originally aired
Episode
Season
s
First aired Last aired

1 12 June 23, 2011 September 8, 2011
 2 16 June 14, 2012 February 21, 2013

3 16 July 16, 2013 April 10, 2014

4 16 June 11, 2014 March 4, 2015

5 16 June 24, 2015 March 2, 2016

6 16 July 13, 2016 March 1, 2017

7 16 July 12, 2017 April 25, 2018

8 16 July 18, 2018 February 27, 2019

9 10 July 17, 2019 September 25, 2019

Season 1 (2011)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 1)

Expelled student Mike Ross makes a living illegally taking the Law School Admission
Test for others. He decided to start doing this in order to pay for his grandmother's care.
In the Pilot episode of the show, Mike agrees to deliver a case of marijuana for his best
friend Trevor, a drug dealer, for a large payout. Mike astutely avoids being arrested in a
sting, only to stumble into a job interview with Harvey Specter, called the best closer in
the city. Mike's tenacity and knowledge of the law impresses Harvey enough to win him
the associate position, even though Mike didn't attend Harvard, a usual prerequisite,
and lacks credentials to legally practice law. Together they try cases for the firm
Pearson Hardman while maintaining the secret that Mike is a fraud.
Season 2 (2012–13)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 2)

Jessica Pearson, the managing partner, learns Mike's secret, but other issues take
precedence when co-founding partner Daniel Hardman returns to the firm, pressuring
Jessica and Harvey. Tensions rise between the Jessica and Harvey duo against Louis
Litt as he takes Daniel Hardman's side to be named senior partner. Mike begins to
foster a relationship with paralegal Rachel Zane, but finds himself pursuing other
romantic entanglements after his grandmother's sudden death. Harvey and his
secretary Donna face accusations of burying evidence and must discover the truth while
keeping incriminating evidence from Hardman, who would use it to leverage a
managing partner position. The intensifying threat from Hardman forces Jessica into a
merger with a British firm headed by Edward Darby. Mike tells Rachel he's a fraud.
Season 3 (2013–14)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 3)

Darby's presence in the firm gives Harvey leverage to seek a position as a named
partner. Meanwhile, the merger causes senior partner Louis Litt to clash with his British
counterpart. Darby International client Ava Hessington draws Harvey into a lengthy trial
against his former mentor, and the lawsuit turns into a murder charge. Realizing that his
fraud can't continue forever, Mike leaves newly renamed Pearson Specter to take a
position as an investment banker.
Season 4 (2014–15)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 4)

Mike's new job puts him and Harvey on opposite sides of a takeover battle, causing
the SEC to accuse them of collusion. When Mike is fired, Louis goes to extreme lengths
to persuade Mike to come back to Pearson Specter, rather than working for shady
billionaire investor Charles Forstman. Louis demands a name partner position,
competing with Harvey, but his wrongdoings get him fired instead. When he realizes
Mike never went to Harvard, he blackmails Jessica into rehiring him with the promotion
he desired. Mike proposes to Rachel; Donna leaves Harvey to work for Louis.
Season 5 (2015–16)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 5)

Harvey struggles with losing Donna and begins to open up to a therapist about his
broken relationship with his mother. Louis' insecurity, however, and desire to undermine
Harvey create an opening for Jack Soloff, an ambitious partner who is being
manipulated by Hardman. Rachel's wedding plans and her relationship with her parents
are both overshadowed by Mike's secret. Mike and Harvey both resign to protect their
future, but Mike is abruptly arrested for fraud. More and more people involved realize
the allegations are true, and facing a tenacious prosecutor Anita Gibbs, Mike accepts a
plea bargain, pleads guilty, and turns himself in so that no one else will go to jail. At the
wedding, Mike tells Rachel that he will not marry her now but if she still wants him in two
years then he will marry her after getting out of prison. Harvey escorts him to prison
making their last few goodbyes.
Season 6 (2016–17)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 6)

A two-year prison sentence puts Mike at the mercy of Frank Gallo, an inmate with a
grudge against Harvey. At Pearson Specter Litt, few employees remain to help. Rachel
works an Innocence Project case for her law professor; Jessica assists pro bono but is
distracted from matters at the firm, and chooses to leave her position to pursue her own
life. Mike's cellmate proves pivotal in a deal for Mike's freedom, which he ultimately wins
when he secretively catches a murder attempt from Frank on camera. He struggles with
his fraud being public knowledge but obtains a job at a legal clinic. Harvey helps both
Rachel and Mike pass the Bar, and persuades Mike to come back to the firm.
Season 7 (2017–18)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 7)

Everyone at the firm struggles to adjust to a new normal without Jessica. Donna takes a
position as COO, and Harvey's friend Alex joins the team. Harvey begins dating his
former therapist, Paula; Louis sees a therapist of his own, with mixed results. Rachel
begins her career as an attorney, having passed the Bar. Mike continues to work pro
bono cases at the clinic, with Harvey's blessing, but one of the cases puts Alex, Harvey
and others at risk. Louis and Sheila reconnect; as does Jessica with her family in
Chicago. Mike and Rachel accept a job offer in Seattle to run their own firm that takes
on class-action suits, and get married before leaving. As the season closes, a case that
puts Specter Litt in danger is found to be the work of Robert Zane's partners, Rand and
Kaldor. When Zane finds out, he joins forces with Specter Litt.
Season 8 (2018–19)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 8)

As Mike and Rachel leave after getting married, Robert Zane is now the managing
partner of Zane Specter Litt, with Donna remaining in her COO role. Robert hires a new
senior partner, his right hand and fixer Samantha Wheeler. Wheeler later becomes a
name partner alongside Alex Williams. Louis learns that Sheila is pregnant. Katrina
Bennett makes senior partner, and struggles with romantic feelings for her married
personal associate. Donna and Harvey finally admit their feelings for one another as
Season 8 ends, but Donna's mishandling of client/boyfriend Thomas Kessler forces
Zane to sacrifice his legal career for the good of the firm.
Season 9 (2019)[edit]
Main article: Suits (season 9)

With Robert now disbarred, Faye Richardson, a special master from the bar is sent to
oversee the firm due to the perception of the underhanded tactics they have been
involved with for years. Faye is out to dismantle and destroy the firm, but has a few
skeletons of her own that can be used to take her down. At the end of the season: Louis
marries Sheila, Sheila gives birth to their baby, Harvey marries Donna and they move
with Mike and Rachel to Seattle. Louis makes Katrina a name partner and remains to
lead the firm, now known as Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett.

Cast and characters[edit]

Main article: List of Suits characters
Gabriel Macht at a promotional event for Suits

 Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter: Named partner since the firm was Pearson Darby
Specter, and the self-proclaimed best closer in New York City.
 Patrick J. Adams as Michael “Mike” Ross (main season 1–7; recurring season 9):
[10]
 hired by Harvey as his personal associate, despite not having a license to practice
law initially but later was allowed by the bar.
 Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt: Named partner since the firm was called at Pearson
Specter Litt and current Managing Partner; he loves the firm like family and
considers the associates as his biggest assets.
 Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane (main season 1–7):[11] a senior paralegal and later
associate at Pearson Specter Litt.
 Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen: Harvey's former secretary and close confidante
who becomes COO at Specter Litt in season 7. Later becomes Harvey's wife by the
end of season 9.
 Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson (main season 1–7):[12] Managing partner of Pearson
Hardman, Pearson, Pearson Darby, Pearson Darby Specter, Pearson Specter and
Pearson Specter Litt.
 Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett (main season 8–9; recurring season 2–7):[13] A
former fifth-year associate hired by Harvey and later Louis' personal associate; in the
fallout when Louis almost left the firm, she went to work for Robert Zane, Rachel's
father, but returned to Specter Litt in season 6 and became a senior partner in
season 8. By the end of the series, she is a Named Partner of Litt Wheeler Williams
Bennett.
 Dulé Hill as Alex Williams (main season 8–9; recurring season 7): Harvey's old friend
who was a partner at Bratton Gould; Harvey hires him as a senior partner at Specter
Litt and he later becomes a named partner at Zane Specter Litt Wheeler Williams.
 Katherine Heigl as Samantha Wheeler (main season 8–9):[4] A talented new partner
at Specter Litt, previously known as Robert Zane's "right-hand man", who challenges
the status quo and later becomes a named partner at Zane Specter Litt Wheeler
Williams and finally Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett.

Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Suits first appeared on USA Network's development slate under the title A Legal Mind in
April 2010.[14] On April 5, 2010, USA announced that it was developing seven new pilots
for its 2010–2011 television season, including A Legal Mind, which would later
become Suits.[15][16] The premiere was written by Aaron Korsh, and David Bartis and Gene
Klein served as executive producers.[16][17][18][19]
Creator Aaron Korsh, whose Notes from the Underbelly sitcom was canceled during
the 2007–2008 Writers' strike, wrote a spec script intended to be a "half-
hour Entourage-type based on my experiences working on Wall Street." He later
realized that the project should have hour-long episodes. Korsh and his agent took the
script to several production companies and wanted to give the script to Universal Media
Studios. However, Korsh found it odd that the studio did not want to sell the script
to NBC, the network the studio typically worked with. Korsh's agent convinced USA
Network executive Alex Sepiol that although the series was neither a procedural nor
what the network typically did, he would like the characters. Sepiol approved of the
script, and by then, Hypnotic Films & Television signed on to the project. The team
pitched the script to USA network, which bought the script after the pitch. Korsh did not
pitch it to anyone else. When rewriting the script, Korsh made only small changes to the
first half-hour, up to when Mike is hired. Originally, Mike did not take LSATs for others
and only pretends to have attended Harvard, as opposed to pretending he attended
Harvard and has a law degree. Korsh noted that there is no degree or test needed, to
work on Wall Street and be a mathematical genius, unlike the bar examination in law.
He decided to "embrace" this difference and change the premise. [20]
The pilot episode was filmed in New York City, where the series is set. [21] The rest of the
series is filmed in Toronto (at Downsview Park Studios), where the sets are built to be
identical to the New York law offices seen in the pilot. [22] To promote the series debut,
USA had an advance screening of the pilot on June 2, 2011, at the Hudson River
Park and distributed free Häagen-Dazs Sundaes cones at the viewing.[23][24] The network
also had a branded ice cream carts, bikes, and scooters give away at the Sundaes and
USA/Entertainment Weekly 2011 promotion summer guides on June 22 and 23. They
also held the promotion in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco,
and Boston to endorse the pilot.[23][25]
Casting and marketing[edit]
The season was created by Aaron Korsh and was aired on the USA Network in the
United States. The season was produced by Hypnotic Films & Television and Universal
Cable Productions. The executive producers were Korsh, Doug Liman, and David
Bartis. The staff writers were: Korsh with three writing credits; Sean Jablonski, Jon
Cowan, Ethan Drogin, and Rick Muirragui with two each; and Erica Lipez with one. The
directors throughout the season were Kevin Bray, John Scott, Dennie Gordon, Kate
Woods, Terry McDonough, Tim Matheson, Norberto Barba, Felix Alcala, Jennifer
Getzinger, and Mike Smith. The first role in which a casting spot was filled was
for Patrick J. Adams, who was cast in the lead role of Mike Ross in July 2010. [26] In late
July, Gabriel Macht joined the main cast as Harvey Specter. [27] Rick Hoffman came on
board in mid-August to portray Harvey's competition, Louis, at the law firm. [28] Meghan
Markle and Gina Torres soon joined the cast in late August, who were set to play
Rachel Zane and Jessica Pearson respectively. [29] Sarah Rafferty completed the main
cast as Donna, and the pilot was filmed in New York City in the fall of 2010. [30][31]
The series was soon commissioned with a 12-episode order on January 19, 2011. The
series began filming in Toronto on April 25, 2011, and completed on August 12, 2011, in
New York City.[32][33] Post production for the series was done at Cherry Beach Sound.
[34]
 "Greenback Boogie" by Ima Robot serves as the theme song of the show and was
released as a single on September 18, 2010, and is included on the band's third
album, Another Man's Treasure.
A deleted scene leaked onto YouTube shows Victor Garber as Phillip Hardman,
originally part of the pilot, but was ultimately cut during script rewrites. It shows that
Hardman had retired from the firm on his own accord. Despite being cut for American
audiences, the scene was left in for British viewers when it was first aired, and the
scene continues to be included in re-runs.[35]

Broadcast and home media[edit]

The first season premiered on June 23, 2011, and concluded on September 8, 2011. It
ran for 12 episodes, including a 90-minute pilot. The complete first season was
available on Region 1 DVD on May 1, 2012, and Region A/B Blu-ray on April 10, 2014.
Suits was renewed for a second season consisting of 16 episodes on August 11, 2011,
[36]
 which premiered on June 14, 2012.[37] The mid-season finale aired on August 23,
2012, with the remaining six episodes returning on January 17, 2013. The complete
second season was available on Region 1 DVD on December 2, 2013, and Region A/B
Blu-ray on June 26, 2014. On October 12, 2012, the show was renewed for a third
season of 16 episodes.[38] Season 3 premiered on July 16, 2013, with the final six
episodes airing after March 6, 2014. The complete third season was available on
December 22, 2014, on Region 1 DVD and was released on Region A/B Blu-ray on
September 1, 2014. A fourth season of 16 episodes was announced on October 24,
2013.[39] Season 4 premiered on June 11, 2014, with the mid-season finale on August 6,
2014. The complete fourth season was available on June 8, 2015, on Region 1 DVD
and was released on Region A/B Blu-ray on June 8, 2015. On August 11, 2014, USA
Network announced a fifth season of 16 episodes,[40] which premiered on June 24, 2015.
[41]
 The complete fifth season was available on May 31, 2016 Region 1 DVD and was
released on Region A/B Blu-ray on June 6, 2016. The complete sixth season was
available on Region 1 DVD on May 30, 2017 and was released on Region A/B Blu-ray
on May 29, 2017.
On July 1, 2015, Suits was renewed for a sixth season consisting of 16 episodes and
premiered on July 13, 2016.[42] The series is available through streaming services
on Amazon Video,[43] iTunes,[44] Vudu,[45] and Xfinity.[46] In the United Kingdom and Ireland,
the first six seasons of Suits were broadcast on Dave, but the channel chose to drop the
series before Season 7, causing Netflix to pick up the UK rights, streaming the
programme less than 24 hours after its U.S. broadcast. Netflix did not pick up the rights
for Ireland.[47] The series has not been released on Blu-ray in the United States or in
Canada, but Region A/B releases are readily available in the United Kingdom,
Germany, Italy and Spain.

Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Suits has received positive reviews on Metacritic.[48][49][50] On Rotten Tomatoes, the series
holds a 91% approval rating with the Season 3 consensus reading, "Though it's
occasionally overly wordy, Suits stimulates with drama derived from the strength of its
well-developed characters' relationships." [51] Carrie Raisler of The A.V. Club said,
"Suits has more internal forward momentum than [al]most anything else on television
right now, and when it's on, like it mostly is here, it just cooks." [52] Julie Hinds of The
Detroit Free Press said, "The combination of Gabriel Macht as slick attorney Harvey
Specter and Patrick J. Adams as unlicensed legal genius Mike Ross has been a
winning one."[53]
Ratings[edit]
See also: List of Suits episodes §  Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Suits

First aired Last aired

Avg. viewe Avg. 18
Seaso Timeslot Episod
Viewers Viewers rs –49
n (ET) es
Date (million Date (million (millions) rating
s) s)

June 23, 20 September 8, 20
1 12 4.64[54] 3.47[55] 4.28 1.4[56]
11 11
Thursday
10:00 pm
June 14, 20 February 21, 201
2 16 3.47[57] 3.20[58] 3.60 1.2[56]
12 3

Tuesday
10:00
pm (1–10)
July 16, 201
3 Thursday 16 2.93[59] April 10, 2014 2.40[60] 2.73 0.9[61]
3
9:00
pm (11–
16)

Wednesd
June 11, 20
4 ay 9:00 16 2.50[62] March 4, 2015 1.55[63] 2.26 0.7[64]
14
pm

5 Wednesd 16 June 24, 20 2.13[65] March 2, 2016 1.71[66] 2.01 0.6[67]

ay 9:00 15
 pm (1–10)
Wednesd
July 13, 201
6 ay 10:00 16 1.85[68] March 1, 2017 1.13[69] 1.60 0.4[70]
6
pm (11–
16)

Wednesd
July 12, 201
7 ay 9:00 16 1.40[71] April 25, 2018 1.07[72] 1.30 0.3[73]
7
pm

Wednesd
ay 9:00
pm (1–10)
July 18, 201 February 27, 201
8 Wednesd 16 1.27[74] 0.74[75] 1.02 0.2[76]
8 9
ay 10:00
pm (11–
16)

Wednesd
July 17, 201 September 25, 2
9 ay 9:00 10 1.04[77] 0.86[78] TBD TBD
9 019
pm

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category

Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

2012

ALMA Award Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role

Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actress/Television

2013

NHMC Impact Awards Outstanding Performance In A Television Series

2014 TV Guide Award Favorite Drama Series

2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite Dramedy

NAACP Image Award Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

 Year Award Category

2016 People's Choice Awards Fantastic Cable TV Drama

2018 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actress/Television

Spin-off[edit]
Main article: Pearson (TV series)

In February 2017, USA began early talks for a potential Jessica Pearson spin-off. [87] Gina
Torres would star in and produce the spin-off.[88] In August 2017, it was revealed that the
season 7 finale of Suits would serve as a backdoor pilot to the potential Jessica
Pearson spin-off series.[89] On March 8, 2018, it was announced the Jessica Pearson
spin-off was picked up to series.[7][90] On January 17, 2019, it was announced the spin-off
would be called Pearson, titled after the main star's character.[91] On May 1, 2019, it was
announced that the series will premiere on July 17, 2019. [9] In October 2019, the series
was canceled after a single season.[92]

Remakes[edit]
Main articles: Suits (South Korean TV series) and Suits (Japanese TV series)

Jang Dong-gun and Park Hyung-sik star in a Korean remake of the series, which is

produced by Monster Union and EnterMedia Pictures and was broadcast on KBS2 in
2018.[93]
Yūji Oda and Yuto Nakajima play leading roles in a Japanese remake broadcast by Fuji
Television in 2018.[94]

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