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Expand for suit The universe is now closer than ever before.
NBC gave a pilot order to Suits: Los Angeles. From Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series, of UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Production is now scheduled to begin in late March in Vancouver. As Deadline exclusively revealed on Thursday, Victoria Mahoney will direct and executive produce the spinoff.
Suits: Los Angeles It won't be a reboot or revival but more like a new chapter in a context Christian Solidarity International And NCIS Franchises feature new characters in a new location.
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According to the project log, Suits: Los Angeles The film revolves around Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who reinvents himself as the most powerful agents in Los Angeles. His company is at a crisis point, and in order to survive, he must embrace the role he has disdained his entire career.
Ted is surrounded by a stellar cast of characters who test their loyalty to him and each other while they can't help but juggle their personal and professional lives. All of this happens as events from years ago slowly unfold, leading Ted to leave everything and everyone he loves behind.
Korsh executive produces alongside David Bartis, Doug Liman and Gene Klein, who were with him on the original series.
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Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Gina Torres, Sarah Rafferty, Meghan Markle, and Rick Hoffman all starred in the film. suit During the end of the popular Blue Sky era on USA Network (part of NBCUniversal). None of the original actors are set to appear in the pilot, according to the script, although Adams has expressed interest in reprising the role of Mike Ross. If the Los Angeles spin-off gets a series order, there might be more interest from the original cast to pay a visit to the Golden State.
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Renewed interest in the franchise stems from the series airing on Netflix in mid-2023. It recently broke records to become the “most watched original series in the US”, beating Apple Ted Lasso.
This is the second branch arising from suit universe that also includes the Torres-focused show pearson, Which aired on USA in 2019 before being canceled after one season. Pearson Currently available to stream on Peacock.