Will Meghan suit up for TV spin-off?
MUCH excitement about the forthcoming, LA-based spin-off of Suits, which has enjoyed a huge revival since its transfer to Netflix. Creator Aaron Korsh has set the new show in a Hollywood law firm; and created a character, Erica, who appears tailor-made for a return by one Meghan Markle.
Of course, the Duchess of Sussex has repeatedly said that she doesn’t want to return to her acting career, and played no part in the ‘Suits reunion’ on stage at the Golden Globes last week.
So who is Erica? Well, like Markle, she is a California girl who’s ‘smarter than everyone’ else.
The new show is being made by NBC Universal, and executive Beatrice Springborn described it as ‘so fun and happy’ and promised it would feature ‘the same energy — and good looking people’ as the original.
Suits aired from 2011 to 2019 and featured Patrick J. Adams as the rising star of a New York Law firm. He ended up marrying paralegal Rachel Zane, played by Markle.
Adams was among cast members who came to her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry but the friendship didn’t last. He said in 2020: ‘After our children were born, there were some texts sent and gifts sent, but I guess I’m a little scared.
‘I think it’s pure fear. I guess I’m scared about the idea of breaking through whatever walls exist to have that conversation. Quite frankly, I think I’m intimidated. I have no doubt I could pick up the phone and call her at any moment, but I don’t know what I would say.’
Addressing Markle’s absence from the reunion at the Golden Globes, one-time friend actress Gina Torres revealed that they now don’t even have their former co-star’s phone number.