NBC He has decided to cancel Suits L.A., The spin-off of the successful legal drama Suitsafter a single season. Despite the initial expectations promoted by the participation of the original creator Aaron Korsh And the return of iconic actors such as Gabriel Macht, Rick Hoffman y David Costabilethe series failed to maintain a significant audience.
Suitsthat followed Ted Black (played by Stephen Amell), A Federal Federal of New York who becomes a defender of powerful clients in Los Angeles, had an acceptable premiere, but the audience remained low in the following weeks. Despite the efforts of NBCincluding special marathons Thursday Night to attract more spectators, the series barely exceeded one million viewers in their live broadcast and on the same day.
The return of emblematic characters from the universe Suitshow Harvey Specter (Might), Louis a little (Hoffman) and Daniel Hardman (Costabile), it was not enough to reverse the trend. In addition, the spin-off did not become a success in streaming platforms, despite the popularity resurgence of the original series in Netflix.
The cancellation of Suits L.A. adds to other casualties in the programming of NBCincluding drama The Irrational and comedies Night Court y Lopez vs Lopez. The chain faces the need to make space in its programming for the coverage of the NBA.
In addition to Stephen Amellthe cast of Suits L.A. included a Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, Bryan Greenberg, Troy Winbush, Rachelle Goulding, Azita Ghanizada, Maggie Grace y Alice Lee. Among the invited stars stood out John Amos (in his last role), Victoria justice, Patton Oswalt, Yvette Nicole Brown, Brian Baumgartner y Enrico Colantoni.
-The creator Aaron Korsh He also served as executive producer, together with David Bartis, Doug Liman, Genes small, Anton Cropper, Genevieve Sparling, Rick Muirragui y Jon Cowan. The series was produced by UCPa division of Universal Studio Group.
The idea of creating a spin-off of Suits The end of the original series was in Aaron Korsh. However, what initially thought of as a project on Hollywood agents ended up transforming Suits.
The premise was quickly rebuilt to make a richer and more complex storytaking advantage of the unique elements that the Californian city gave to the plot.
“There was something in Los Angeles, in his criminal law, in his Entertainment and justice mixturewhich always seemed intriguing, ”Korsh shared. The initial spark arose from a conversation with a friend who worked as a talent agent, and hence the central figure of the spin-off emerged: a lawyer who sails between criminal cases and Hollywood’s high society.
Last February, Korsh gave an interview about what he expected of this project:
“I am incredibly stressed all the time with the totality of making this thing something that I feel proud. But that is why, I do not think about how it will be received because I have no control over it. The only thing I can control is if I like it. Am I proud?
