NBC orders Suits offshoot pilot, Suits LA

[drb999]

https://deadline.com/2024/02/suits-l...er-1235811510/

According to the project’s logline, Suits: L.A. is centered on Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career.

Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both him and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel, leading Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.

Suits creator Aaron Korsh is writing the pilot.

[Martoto]

If you'd told me that Suits ran for about three seasons and they've been rerun to death for the past ten years I would believed it. I was surprised to hear it only ended four years ago after running for 9 years.

[drb999]

It’s weird that it was the number one streamed show of 2013. I wonder what sparked the interest in it.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by drb999

It’s weird that it was the number one streamed show of 2013. I wonder what sparked the interest in it.

Finally coming to Netflix, I believe. Good show for the most part.

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by drb999

It’s weird that it was the number one streamed show of 2013. I wonder what sparked the interest in it.

It also set streaming records in 2023 (57.7 billion viewing minutes in 2023, whatever that means), but yes, I imagine most new viewers interest was because of MM.

& unless their finances suddenly drop into the toilet, she's not going to be in this spin-off, so NBC might be hoping a bit too much for this to be as successful...

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Finally coming to peacock, I believe. Good show for the most part.

You probably mean Netflix.

There's also the whole "oh that's the show Megan Markle was on" aspect to it.

I liked the show at first, but about halfway through it's run it went from the standard USA Network atmosphere all the shows had at the time and started getting too soapy and took itself too seriously. Then Mike and Rachel left and I stopped watching, it was getting tedious even before they left, I didn't care to keep watching after.

If this spinoff is good like the first half of the show, I'll check it out... but I'm not expecting much from NBC.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by kevin87

You probably mean Netflix.

There's also the whole "oh that's the show Megan Markle was on" aspect to it.

I liked the show at first, but about halfway through it's run it went from the standard USA Network atmosphere all the shows had at the time and started getting too soapy and took itself too seriously. Then Mike and Rachel left and I stopped watching, it was getting tedious even before they left, I didn't care to keep watching after.

If this spinoff is good like the first half of the show, I'll check it out... but I'm not expecting much from NBC.

She's pretty hot for a royal.

[blakstealth]

Originally Posted by drb999

It’s weird that it was the number one streamed show of 2013. I wonder what sparked the interest in it.

Besides Netflix, I heard that it got viral on TikTok too.

[drb999]

Stephen Amell cast

https://tvline.com/casting-news/suit...bc-1235166072/

[drb999]

Ordered to series at NBC

https://tvline.com/news/suits-la-ser...bc-1235237501/

[PissedOffPeoN]

The other spinoff failed.. will this O.o?

[drb999]

Gabriel Macht to appear on Suits: LA. It will be a three episode arc.


https://deadline.com/2024/11/suits-l...ff-1236181997/

[Batman1980]

I think it's fun so far!

[drb999]

I was too tired to watch it last night so I’ll catch up on Peacock. No commercials, yay.

[BudBaxter]

Pretty average start. Most of the characters made little or no impression on me - I couldn't tell you any of their names - & the constant flashbacks were irritating & distracting (maybe after Arrow, Amell will only make shows that have flashbacks?). The late John Amos playing himself was weird.

Took me about half the episode to realize that was Eugene from The Walking Dead as Arrow's nemesis.

I like Amell & Maggie Grace though, so I'll give it a few more episodes.

[Wiccaman]

I thought Amell spent the entire episode trying to be Harvey Spector and it just didn't work for me.

Will try a couple more episodes in case there's a miraculous turnaround, but I'm not hopeful.

It might have had more appeal if it didn't have the Suits moniker attached to it.

[kevin87]

I wasn't going to watch it but I've always liked Bryan Greenberg so I gave it a shot for him since I've always said he needs more acting jobs. It was... fine.

[Show spoiler]I hope the ghost brother isn't going to be a big plot device for long.

[Samus Aran]

Anyone still watching this? I have a feeling it's going to be one-and-done unless they move a second season to USA or Peacock. Does USA even do original scripted programming anymore?

Allegedly this was its own show and they turned it into a Suits spinoff late in the process, but I don't know if I believe that. It's exactly like Suits in that these characters are always yelling at each other over the slightest provocation (and relationships are fine at the end of the episode even though no one apologized or acknowledged any wrong doing). For a lawyer show, they don't even practice any law. It's all about threats of lawsuits and counter lawsuits and blackmail and getting people fired. Characters hand each other files like Law & Order witnesses move crates.

Also, worst screenwriting for jury trials since Bull.

[drb999]

It was always a Suits spin off.

[Gretiem]

I am still watching. It is getting better IMO.