Suits: LAthe long-awaited spin-off series from USA Network’s hit legal drama If it suits, finally received a premiere date for the series on NBC. Suits starred Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams as corporate lawyers working together to solve cases while hiding personal secrets. The show first aired in June 2011, lasting a total of nine seasons and 134 episodes before ending in September 2019. The show had a spinoff in 2017, the short-lived political drama Pearsonbefore Suits: LA received the green light in 2023.
Put Deadline, Suits: LA received a premiere date for the series on NBC. It will premiere on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 9pm, as a key part of the broadcaster’s mid-season programming. The report states that the show will be preceded by the documentary narrated by Tom Hanks The Americasand will air shortly before the new series Grosse Point Garden Societywhich premieres at 10pm.
What this means for the Suits franchise
Suits: LA could build on the success of its predecessor
Creating a spinoff of any successful series is always a risk, and this is no different. However, There are reasons for optimism, as Suits: LA appears to match the success of its sister show. The original series had such a strong plot and such a diverse cast of characters that it ran for a long time. If Suits: LA gets its cast right and can develop its own unique and independent story while paying homage to the original, it has a good chance of being successful.
While the original show itself had a pretty fitting conclusion, Suits’ ending sets up the spinoff by wrapping up one story and establishing a new plot in the same world.
One of the main reasons the series was commissioned was the unexpected success of the revival of Suits on streaming platforms Netflix and Peacock. There is clearly a belief that Suits: LA could enjoy a similar level of success, and its anticipated release on Peacock could provide a similar platform and reach the same audience. There is also the possibility of new spinoffs if this one is successful.
Our take on whether it’s a good fit: LA will be a success
It might be the right time to return to the world of suits
As it has been five years since Suits concluded, it may be the right time for a return to this universe, and there is every chance Suits: LA will be successfulparticularly with Arrow stars Stephen Amell in the lead role. While the original show itself had a pretty fitting conclusion, the Suits finale sets up the spinoff by ending one story and establishing a new plot in the same world. Additionally, Amell’s Ted Black was a federal prosecutor in New York, like Harvey, so there could be an opportunity for cameos from Suits alumni in Suits: LA.
Source: Deadline