“Suits” creator Aaron Korsh is listening to followers’ issues concerning the new spinoff.
Korsh, 58, took to X on Sunday to reply questions on NBC’s upcoming “Suits: L.A.” collection and particularly addressed one fan’s concern that the spinoff will “ruin” the legacy of the unique present.
“Not trying to replace our beloved originals. Just a new crew working in a different city handling different kinds of cases,” Korsh stated.
“It seems like people are all wishing it was the originals back,” he added in one other put up. “I expected this and can’t blame them. I can only hope they give #SuitsLA an open-minded try. If they do, I really believe they will grow to love it.”
“Suits” aired on USA Community from 2011 to 2019. The authorized drama starred Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman and Meghan Markle, who give up the present after she obtained engaged to Prince Harry in 2017.
The collection blew up on Netflix in 2023, and a by-product was introduced. The brand new present, additionally created by Korsh, stars Stephen Amell, Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis and Bryan Greenberg.
Korsh stated on X over the weekend that the solid of the spinoff “is great,” as he addressed the fandom’s doubts after the trailer dropped final week.
“I think if people watch it and give it a chance they will love it,” he wrote.
Korsh added in one other tweet, “All I can say is that if people watch, they will quickly see it does have overlap but it is 100% its own thing. If you liked the original and give this a fair shot, I find it hard to believe you won’t come to love it.”
When requested which episode Macht, 53, will seem in as Harvey Specter, Korsh replied, “Can’t give that away just yet. But good question.”
The TV producer elaborated on why Macht is returning in a recurring function.
“The network very much wanted one original member,” he tweeted to a fan. “If you watch, you’ll see that from a story standpoint Harvey made the most sense. I originally wrote this as its own thing not a Suits spin off so I’m not sure what that says about how I look at either one.”
Korsh reiterated that “Suits: L.A.” was imagined to be an authentic present at first. “Turns out, new shows don’t get on the air but Suits franchises do,” he added. “I had a choice, make it a Suits franchise or put it in a cupboard. But it is not a standard legal show. I say watch it for 4 episodes. I think you will love it.”
The spinoff will comply with Amell’s Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who “has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles,” the present’s description reads.
“His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career,” the outline continues. “Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted 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 that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.”
“Suits: L.A.” will premiere Feb. 23 on NBC.
