# Suits LA

Suits LA is an American legal drama television series created by Aaron Korsh for NBC. It is the second spin-off of Suits and premiered on February 23, 2025.

## Premise

Ted Black and his Black Lane Law firm represent powerful clients in Los Angeles while Ted and his associates navigate personal and professional challenges.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Stephen Amell as Ted Black
* Lex Scott Davis as Erica Rollins
* Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane, Ted's former partner, who betrays him by leaving their firm, taking some of the firm's lawyers and clients with him
* Bryan Greenberg as Rick Dodsen

### Recurring

* Troy Winbush as Kevin
* Alice Lee as Leah Power
* Rachelle Goulding as Samantha Railsback
* Azita Ghanizada as Roslyn
* Kevin Weisman as Lester Thompson, a movie producer accused of murder
* Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter

### Guest

* Maggie Grace as Amanda Stevens
* John Amos as himself
* Victoria Justice as Dylan Pryor
* Matt Letscher as Ted's father
* Sofia Pernas as Elizabeth Smith
* Carson A. Egan as Eddie Black, Ted's older brother who has Down syndrome. He died before the series begins; he appears alive in flashbacks, and according to show creator Aaron Korsh, appears as Ted's "subconscious" in the present day.
* Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt
* Brian Baumgartner as himself
* Patton Oswalt as himself

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Seven Days a Week and Twice on Sunday" | Victoria Mahoney | Aaron Korsh | February 23, 2025 (2025-2-23) | 2.61 |
| 2 | "Old Man Hanrahan" | Anton L. Cropper | Aaron Korsh | March 2, 2025 (2025-3-2) | 1.47 |
| 3 | "He Knew" | Christopher Misiano | Genevieve Sparling | March 9, 2025 (2025-3-9) | 1.54 |
| 4 | "Batman Returns" | Silver Tree | Jon Cowan | March 16, 2025 (2025-3-16) | 1.59 |
| 5 | "You're on Your Own" | TBA | TBA | March 23, 2025 (2025-3-23) | TBD |
| 6 | "Dester" | TBA | TBA | March 30, 2025 (2025-3-30) | TBD |
| 7 | "Good Times" | TBA | TBA | April 6, 2025 (2025-4-6) | TBD |

## Production
### Development

On October 12, 2023, it was announced that an untitled Suits spin-off series is in development, with Aaron Korsh serving as the showrunner. On February 1, 2024, Suits LA was given a pilot order by NBC. The pilot is written by Korsh and directed by Victoria Mahoney. On December 28, 2023, it was reported that the spin-off would be set in Los Angeles. On July 19, 2024, Suits LA was picked to series by NBC. The series is created by Korsh who is expected to executive produce alongside David Bartis, Doug Liman, Gene Klein, and Mahoney. Production companies involved with the series are Hypnotic and Universal Content Productions. On August 7, 2024, it was reported that the character Ted Black was inspired by Ted Chervin, a CAA agent and former managing director of ICM Partners.

### Casting

In February 2024, Stephen Amell, Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis were cast to star. In March 2024, Bryan Greenberg was cast as a series regular, with Troy Winbush and Alice Lee joining the cast as guest stars, but are set to be recurring if the pilot is picked to series. On April 18, 2024, John Amos, Victoria Justice, and Kevin Weisman were cast to guest star. In November 2024, it was announced that Gabriel Macht would reprise his role as Harvey Specter in a recurring capacity while Rachelle Goulding and Azita Ghanizada joined the cast in recurring roles. On December 10, 2024, Maggie Grace, Matt Letscher, Sofia Pernas, and Carson A. Egan were cast to guest star. On March 5, 2025, Rick Hoffman was cast to reprise his role as Louis Litt.

### Filming

On August 1, 2024, it was reported that production for series had been moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles. The pilot was filmed in Vancouver.

## Broadcast

Suits LA premiered on February 23, 2025, on NBC. In Canada, the series is set to air on CTV, and will be available to stream the next day on Crave.

## Reception
### Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 39% approval rating with an average rating of 5.2/10, based on 33 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Larded with gloomy backstory, Suits LA dresses like the original article but lacks the acumen to make a case for itself." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

### Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Suits LA :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Seven Days a Week and Twice on Sunday" | February 23, 2025 | 0.2/3 | 2.61 | 0.1 | 1.21 | 0.3 | 3.82 |
| 2 | "Old Man Hanrahan" | March 2, 2025 | 0.2/2 | 1.47 | 0.1 | 0.95 | 0.3 | 2.42 |
| 3 | "He Knew" | March 9, 2025 | 0.2/2 | 1.54 | 0.1 | 0.88 | 0.2 | 2.42 |
| 4 | "Batman Returns" | March 16, 2025 | 0.2/3 | 1.59 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |