14 years ago,Suitsforeshadowed the cancellation of its spinoff shows,PearsonandSuits LA. Premiering in 2011,Suitsturned out to be one ofthe best legal dramasof its generation.Suitsbecame bigger than ever after it landed on Netflix, but the show had been successful from the start.
The firstSuitsspinoff,Pearson, debuted just before the original show came to a conclusion. Unfortunately,Pearsondidn’t have the same longevity asSuitsand only ran for one season. Six years afterPearsonwas canceled, there was a new addition to theSuitsfranchise,Suits LA. Like its predecessor,Suits LAonly lasted one season and was canceled by NBC after 13 episodes.
Mike And Harvey’s First Scene Together Is What Sold Me On Suits
Harvey And Mike Were A Perfect Match
Harvey and Mike’s first scene together inSuitsimmediately got me hooked.Suits’ primary protagonists met when Harvey was looking for an associate, butthe pool of Harvard Law graduates who were lined up for the interview didn’t have what he was looking for. Mike, however, caught not only Donna’s but Harvey’s attention.
As the two quizzed each other on the law, it was clear that they had unmatched chemistry. While Mike not being a lawyer added an element of tension to the series,it was his dynamic with Harvey that became the backbone of the story.OncePatrick J. Adams leftSuits, the show lost the one thing that made it special, as nothing could compare to Mike and Harvey’s partnership.
Pearson And Suits LA Were Regular Lawyer Shows
In hindsight,it’s not surprising that neitherSuits LAnorPearsonhad the same longevity as their parent show. Because the two spinoff series didn’t have their own version of Mike and Harvey, they were bound to fail.Suitswas a great series because of the chemistry and dynamics between Harvey and Mike. This became obvious once Mike was no longer part ofSuits.
Jessica was one of the show’s best characters, butPearsonwasn’t as engaging asSuitsbecause it didn’t have someone to keep her on her toes in the way that Mike did with Harvey.Suits LAcould have learned fromPearson’s mistakes, but ended up suffering the same fate.
Ted Black, while a great lead, couldn’t hold a candle to Harvey, and he didn’t really have his own Mike Ross. Several reasons contributed to thecancellation ofSuits LAandPearson; the one that matters most is the fact that theSuitsspinoffs didn’t have two main characters who fed off each other’s energy.
Suits
Cast
Suits is a legal drama series that premiered in 2011, centering on Mike Ross, a college dropout with a photographic memory who lands a job at a top New York law firm despite lacking a law degree. Partnering with one of the city’s best legal closers, Harvey Specter, they navigate the challenges of high-stakes cases and firm dynamics.
Suits LA
Suits LA follows Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor who now represents influential clients in Los Angeles. As his law firm faces a critical juncture, Ted must navigate the challenges of a role he once disdained, balancing moral dilemmas with the demands of high-stakes legal battles.
Pearson
Jessica Pearson is a powerful, recently disbarred lawyer who has to adjust to the dirty underbelly of Chicago politics while trying to get her career back on track.
